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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: I Can Remember When Mice Had Balls |
| Date | 2026-04-22 03:54 -0300 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <871pg7zdrn.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
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Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
> On 2026-04-21, Dennis Boone <drb@ihatespam.msu.edu> wrote:
>
>>> I have no idea. I do have a vague memory some mice (or drivers?) even
>>> measure that and collect stats on distance and number of clicks. I think
>>> there was even a distance unit for it, may have been called mickey? Too
>>> lazy to check now if this was actually a thing at some point.
>>
>> https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-far-does-my-computer-mouse-move
>
> I bet my mouse movements would be far below the average amount
> such a program would measure - but my keystroke count would be
> much larger. I'm a command-line kind of guy.
About 2011, we captuered a young ("teenage") house mouse that was
blind. Put him [1] in a 3-decker cage with ramps and an exercise
wheel. It took him a week or two to learn to find water and food and
get around the cage unsighted. And then he learned to use the wheel.
Watching him run, I began to wonder just how fast and far he was
running as he seemed to be very vigorous and nearly inexhaustible.
Attached a supermagnet to the wheel, balanced it with an opposing lead
shot. Positioned a magnetic switch near the wheel. Connected the
switch to the button-1 contacts of a serial mouse. Wrote a small C
program to watch the serial port and count clicks with timestamps.
+ maximum top speed 6.77 fps (4.6 mph)
+ Max speed attained repeatedly was 4.97 fps (3.39 mph)
+ Average speed of hard running: 3.18 fps (2.17 mph)
+ Max distance run in one night: 21359 ft. (4.05 miles)
Who knew?
Ob-a.f.c: Serial computer mouse made it all possible. I'm not smart
enough to have built purpose electronics or hack the USB data port.
[1] Assumed male beause had he been female, we would have had male
mice coming around to check her out. Never happened.
--
Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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