There are plenty of gadgets and gizmos we've featured in the past to help destroy the lives of all those pesky flies and bugs, such as the vortex mosquito trap light, and the revolving electronic fly trap, but none are meant to simply keep the flies off your food while you eat or prepare your food outdoors. This ingenious gadget automatic soft-bladed spinning fan will repel flies from getting around your food. What's the best part? It's soft enough that if you go in for food yourself it effortlessly stops spinning without you feeling a thing, and starts back up again once you remove your hand.

It was invented by an Australian as a chemical-free,