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Re: laser Safety and cats
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Thu, 16 Dec 1999 23:38:41 GMT
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mattdm@mattdm.&saynotospam&org
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote:
Speaking of which, here's the dumbest patent I've ever seen:
  http://www.patents.ibm.com/details?&pn=US05443036__

Heh.

I dunno if I'd count that as the dumbest ever though -- unfortunately,
there's a lot of really bad patents out there. I think the dumbest would
have to be something out of the "take a standard business model, add 'on the
internet'" class.

--
Matthew Miller                      --->                  mattdm@mattdm.org
Quotes 'R' Us                       --->             http://quotes-r-us.org/



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  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
I like the claim that the laser light is Invisible, and then produces a bright spot that the Cat chases... Duh?? (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: laser Safety and cats
 
(...) Speaking of which, here's the dumbest patent I've ever seen: (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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