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July 11th, 2023

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May 23, 2019

This self-made millionaire invented a ‘gun’ that shoots salt at flies

If killing a fly bothers you, stop reading.
If, however, flies are your nemesis, if they make your life miserable when you’re trying to picnic at the park, barbecue in the backyard, sleep at night but can’t because some stupid fly got in the house and is buzzing around...
If you hate them, then Lorenzo Maggiore is your patron saint.

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October 14, 2012

In Latest Bid to Lord Over Flies, One Man Tries Salting Them Away

At the Port of Los Angeles, a shipping container holds new weapons in man's battle against one of his oldest adversaries: Musca domestica—the housefly.
The mastermind behind this arsenal is Lorenzo Maggiore, an eighth-grade dropout turned artist who makes an unlikely merchant of death. The sinewy 51-year-old, who favors cargo shorts and wraparound sunglasses, is a surfer and yoga practitioner who speaks in a distinctly Southern California patois.
But when it comes to winged invaders, Mr. Maggiore is no peacenik: He is the creator of a plastic, pump-action shotgun that blasts pests with table salt—he calls it the Bug-a-Salt. While flies are his personal bugaboo, he says the weapon is lethal against mosquitoes, spiders and all sorts of irksome insects

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Bug-A-Salt inventor Lorenzo Maggiore with a Bug-A-Salt gun
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March 27, 2023

“Much better than a fly swatter and …more environmentally friendly than bug spray!”

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March 20, 2023

The BUG-A-SALT 3.0 is an insect-destroying super weapon—and it’s a whole lot of fun.

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January, 2023

The Bug-A-Salt is the coolest invention since Seth Wheeler invented toilet paper on a roll back in 1891. While this begs the question how everybody managed prior to 1891, the Bug-A-Salt is clearly in the same league with Wheeler’s inspired invention.

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August 17, 2022

When I tell you this is the most fun you can legally have on a Tuesday in the middle of the day, believe me.

April 17, 2021

How BUG-A-SALT Went From Gimmick To Big Business

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July 4, 2014

Forget fly swatters, the Bug-A-Salt air-powered RIFLE takes out creepy crawlies with a single blast of SALT

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2016

All American Makers: Where Are They Now - Ep 4: Bug-A-Salt

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September 5, 2012

Bug-A-Salt, Rifle That Kills Insects With Table Salt, Obliterates Fundraising Goal

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December 18, 2018

36 Ingeniously Upgraded Versions Of Common Products

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July 23, 2012

The Bugasalt: A Miniature Shotgun that Murders Insects With Ordinary Table Salt

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August 9, 2019

The BUG-A-SALT 2.0 Salt Rifle for Fun Adults, Review

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August 9, 2017

Deeply enjoyable mosquito killing machines that are somehow legal to buy

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May 20, 2019

The BUG-A-SALT 2.0 Salt Rifle for Fun Adults, Review

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