No seriously.. thanks to the wonderful invention of the Patent, if you’ve ever done one of the following tasks, you owe the patent holder royalties:
• licked a postage stamp
• swung sideways on a playground swing
• compared 2 numbers to see if they are “not equal”
• Used a stick as a dog toy.
• used a laser pointer to entertain or exercise a cat (4 patents relating to this)
• Made a webpage with a form on it.
• sent a smiley face 🙂 over a wireless device
Anybody else know of any crazy patents?