Hi Why do you think I have started a thread on controlling a laser with the pic then? I have a cat that chases my pointer too! Tim Kerby At 16:12 11/12/97 +0000, you wrote: >Paul Haas wrote: > >>Subject: Re: [OT] Electrostatic sensing (was PIC-based angle sensor) >. >. >. > >> >>===Now I'm going Way Way Off Topic, but I can't help myself.===== >> >>I want the thread to die, so I shouldn't mention this. But it was too >>cool not to note. With the meter hooked up to the foil, I could detect a >>running cat at 15 feet. It is dry here this time of year, and he is a >>long haired cat. I imagine he is really charged up. He enjoys chasing >>the dot from a laser pointer. So even though he is a cat, I could get >him >>to run anywhere I wanted, when I wanted, to do experiments. >> >. >. >. >So could you have a PIC controlled laser pointer........, and tie a >lawnmower to the back of the cat......and ...shall I stop now? > > Paul! > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ Personal Web Pages: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/members/tim.kerby/ Email: tim.kerby@ukonline.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------