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		PhasmaFelis on Oct 23, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Patent US5443036 – Method of exercising a cat I wonder if this actually seemed reasonably novel in 1993. When did laser points get popular in the home market?

mikeash on Oct 23, 2015 | [–]

Laser pointers date back to the early 80s. I'd wager that the interval between the first laser pointers getting into the hands of consumers and the first laser pointer being used with a cat was approximately 3.7 minutes.

vlehto on Oct 23, 2015 | | [–]

People have done this with small mirrors for a long time.

blkhawk on Oct 23, 2015 | [–]

no, just no.

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