A normal rolling mouse, save for that its ball is replaced by a magnetic ball-bearing.

The internal wheels are metal instead of that foamy/plastic stuff, so they'll still turn despite the smoothness of the ball bearing because the magnet will also stick to them.

Should be smoother.

Comes with a free metal mouse-pad in case you're afraid you'll lose your new accessory. Addon, as was forgotten earlier: this will also ensure rolling action on the surface.
-- Pseudonym #3, Aug 28 2003

(?) Mice with metal balls. http://www.netcliqu...e/Hawley/X063X.html
[Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 05 2004]

This will collect tiny ferrous particles, inside the mouse, since I'd use it to pick up paper clips, tacks, etc. Maybe I could use a co-worker's mouse for that.
-- Amos Kito, Aug 28 2003


how many tiny ferrous particles are there on the average desk? mines just full of dust, cat hair and cheese sandwich. +1 pseudy
-- po, Aug 28 2003


// cheese sandwich //

I think modern-day processed cheese is comprised of 30% iron filings.
-- DeathNinja, Aug 28 2003


thats good!
-- po, Aug 28 2003


The cheese carries a terrible curse.
-- DeathNinja, Aug 28 2003


Then there's Swiss Army cheese with bullet holes.
-- FarmerJohn, Aug 28 2003


I swear by cheddar.
-- po, Aug 28 2003


// ...its ball... //

Pah. People still use those? Get with a program and get an optical mouse.

jutta, there are few things worse than 'the wrong kind of sticky'.
-- waugsqueke, Aug 28 2003


wrong kind of sticky and various other wrong kinds of stuff, buggar up the UK rail network every day.
-- po, Aug 28 2003


We need to get away from the mechanized mouse. Optical Mice have no moving parts. They are getting cheaper...
-- InsanityKlaus, Nov 20 2003


do you get a sachet of grease with the mouse?
-- not-arf, Jun 23 2004


Just don't get your mouse too close to the CRT monitor. Or your floppy disks. Or your hard drive.
-- evilmathgenius, Jun 23 2004


evilmathgenius, you just explained why i gave this half-baked idea the fishbone.
-- croissantz, Jul 17 2004


Could you have hidden coils in your puter desk so that as you wiped your magnetic mouse across you generate megawatts or thereabouts
-- tasman, Jul 17 2004



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