Bug Zapper Chandelier

Ceiling lights often fill up with unsightly piles of dead insects that remain visible for long periods of time because it’s such a hassle to drag out a ladder, climb up and clean them out. But if ceiling lights are already attractive to flying indoor pests, and only a portion of them actually die there, why not take advantage of this congregation point and make sure that NO bug that flies in ever flies out alive?

To do this, let’s merge the idea of a majestic crystal chandelier with that of a lowly but functional bug zapper. Now the lighting in your parlor will not only sparkle with elegance upon your guests, but it will also keep pesky mosquitos and other flying insects away from them. Dangling under the bug zapper is a shimmering crystal cup (or arthropod death urn; call it what you like) into which the fried carcasses of zapped insects fall and collect. The cup may be removed and re-hung with an extendable pole, to make cleaning easy without need for a ladder.

This idea is probably a horrible fire hazard and a violation of building code but, you know, everything’s a tradeoff.