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May 03, 2005
method of exercising a cat
my recent roommate had a couple of cats (creatively named Boy and Girl). a few months ago she brought home one of those laser pointer keychains. within minutes we were driving the cats crazy with it. you know how cats like to chase the red dot around.
well, it turns out some jackass patented that. no, not the laser pointer - the nutmaking of the cats.
A method for inducing cats to exercise consists of directing a beam of invisible light produced by a hand-held laser apparatus onto the floor or wall or other opaque surface in the vicinity of the cat, then moving the laser so as to cause the bright pattern of light to move in an irregular way fascinating to cats, and to any other animal with a chase instinct.
according to my pal Chuck, the word on the street is that a 12 year old kid whose pop is a patent attorney is the "inventor" of this "method".
seems like an april fool's joke, doesn't it?
thanks to lawyer-wannabe Dan for interrupting studying for finals to call in this important tidbit.
Posted by bcm at May 3, 2005 08:20 AM
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