I like to burn and kill bugs with my magnifying glass...is that wrong?
402315
You have an anti social personality and are likely to develop into extremely violent tendencies. You should talk to a psychiatrist about this.
93958
It is disgusting, but from a biological standpoint, as long as you aren't running your hands through the stuff, your chances of getting a serious illness are very low, however if the mice are deermice, I would be concerned about hauntavirus (very deadly), for cleanup, I would recomend bleach/water mix (Bleach is one of the few cleaners that truly kills most bacteria, and viri), plus wear gloves and a dust mask.
40709
A large glass marble will do the same thing as the magnifying glass, And it is easier to carry around while camping / hiking. (or while your deployed)
224139
Try to kill that bug with some pesticide.
1080166
Is this the new weapon, where the enemy is blinded for a few minutes?  \n\nI don’t think this weapon is dangerous.
9776
I did that as a kid and now I wear glasses.  Don't even try.  Bad for your cornias.
1076147
I think u should get better reading glasses to read from a good distance. If u r young, u may damage ur vision progressively by straining ur eye muscles,by reading from a close distance.
758465
Bugs Life.  I used to major in Entomology so there are tons of things wrong with it, but it's a laugh.
988806
Some maggots which eat dead, but not living, flesh have been used medically, being introduced into wounds to clean them. Other maggots, such as the screwworm , eat live flesh. \n\nIn the early days of medicine, maggot infestations of wounds (myiasis) were inevitable. The wounds that were infested tended to be less life-threatening than wounds without the infestation, so until the development of antibiotics it was common practice to leave the maggots. After antibiotics, the presence of maggots became viewed as unhygienic. In recent years, however, use of specially sanitized maggots has developed as a treatment for various types of wounds such as leg ulcers and pressure sores, gangrene and other bacterial infestations, since the maggot will only eat the dead, rotting and infected flesh and leave the living cells intact. It is especially useful for people with weakened immune systems or blood flow that become infected in the extremities, such as diabetics, and is particularly effective in treating diabetic foot problems. \n\nI work in EMS and it's not UNCOMMON to find maggots on the wounds of patients in nursing homes who provide POOR care.  GROSS!!!
790843
I understand that you are young and we used to also do these kind of things....BUT PLEASE VISIT YOUR DOC IMMIDIATELY BEFORE YOU END UP WITH SOMETHING BIG.....\n\nTHE INK IS VERY POISONOUS IT SHOULD NOT BE USED WITHOUT GUIDANCE.....PLEASE ACT RESPONSIBLY....AND TAKL TO YOUR DAD OPENLY AS THIS NEEDS ADVICE RIGHT AWAY.....
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Meh.\n\nYou'd spread it if you let it out and let it spread.\n\nOn the flipside, if you coat the outside with some antiseptics, alcohols and other chemical nasties.... THEN pop it.... and immediately clean away the mess with tissue and apply more alcohol and stuff to the cut........ it will hurt, but you'll be rid of that ONE cold-sore and it shouldn't spread as nastily.\n\nBut then you'll have to continue doing that every time you get a new one.... which invariably you will eventually. \n\nYou can never get rid of it. The bugs live behind your ears.... seriously.
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Tough call, even if the question was about all humans not just all living things.\nZen monks would place rings on their staffs in order than they could jangle and allow small lifeforms to get out of their way so as not to be stepped on.\nTheir are no rings small enough to warn microbes and I am not sure that we should avoid killing some bacteria what might spoil our food or make our children sick.  (Do you wash your hands?)\nAnd what about those things which are not exactly alive?  Like viruses?\nWe do not kill every bug which enters our homes.  Some people are fanatical about this and others live with spiders and ants crawling all over the place.  Most of us would kill lifeforms we believe to be a threat to us or our families.  Some might even capture and release some species (including mice and larger lifeforms).\nSome things to consider include:  Are you affected by commercials which try to make you believe that you need to give someone money to buy a product which will kill some lifeforms to make you healthier or happier?  What happens to the lifeforms that become resistant?  Do you really want polio and smallpox living among humans?  How about 'skeeter and the west Nile virus?  or Maleria?\nLife is not simple.  Not for bugs.  Not for humans.\nAt least humans can think about what they are doing before they make a choice.
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Tonight, I was out with my 10 yr old and I was spraying some water on our plants. A toad came "running" out of his bush cover to sit in the spray. He was really liking it.  After a couple of minutes laughing at him, a spider crossed the walk about 4 ft away. That toad went on a beeline charge up to the spider. They sat about 4 inches apart - neither one so much as twitching. We froze and watched.  After 2 minutes, the toad pounced in! He tongue-flicked that spider and had a good meal.\nIt was a great moment to share and very educational for him. It cemented some of the things we have spoken about in the past about nature being brutal, but efficient and basically well-planned.\nGo forth and critter. \n\nIf the neighbors think you are "different" - then Thank GOODNESS. Because you are!
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Here in Indiana we have a major infestation in our homes.  Last weekend, I had to kill 200 of the little pesky buggers!  I take a paper cup and fill it with about 2 inches of rubbing aclk.  then I swoup them in that cup by the windows, etc.  It takes care of them instantly.
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I put them in the bin- \n\nI heard about this thing where people burn them to stop witches from getting hold of them to cast spells on the original owners though- do I get any points for that?\n\nNoble Chinese never cut them to show they didn't have to work, and the longer their fingernails, the more noble they were.
971513
The maggots told me so....
855321
Yes I use my finger.\n I am now really grossed out\nUsed to live a bubble where I never thought of that..Ahhhh why?????????????????