Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.15): Where will it land?

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Key takeaways
  • Wind, travel speed, boom height, and droplet size determine whether pesticide droplets provide coverage or drift away.
  • Knowing how droplets respond to forces makes the difference between good coverage and costly drift; brush up on fundamentals.
  • Episode serves up a cheeky game-show romp with Wink Boomwobbly, hidden Easter Egg photo, UK guest, and bloopers, a fun way to learn.

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Celebrating 10 years of “thinking we’re funny”, Exploding Sprayer Myths is back with a new opening sequence! This video won silver at the 2026 Canadian Farm Writers’ and Broadcasters’ Awards in the Electronic Media-Video category (The Jack McPherson Award).

Join cheesy game show host Wink Boomwobbly and his unsuspecting contestant Joe Mama as they discuss the factors that influence spray droplet fate. How do wind, travel speed, boom height and droplet size affect your pesticide application? Knowing how droplets respond to these forces makes the difference between coverage and drift. Brush up on your fundamentals in a fun way.

Long-suffering RealAgriculture editor Dr. Jay Strove has also hidden an Easter Egg photo so you can play along! Bonus points if you know where it was taken and who it is.

Thanks to our special guest from the UK, and be sure to stick around for the bloopers.

About the Author

Jason and Tom

With more than 45 years of experience in agricultural spraying, Tom Wolf and Jason Deveau have researched and presented internationally on many aspects of safe, effective and efficient applications.

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Tom, Jason and. (2025). Exploding Sprayer Myths (ep.15): Where will it land?. Sprayers 101. https://sprayers101.com/esm-15/ (Accessed on October 3, 2026 at 08:31)

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