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Does the Mighty Mouse LED project a mouse?
This one
is a bit weird, so bear with us. It seems that Flickr user
Dan Bowels noticed that the light on the underside of his Mighty Mouse produces what (kind of) looks like a mouse's
head on the surface of his desk. Has he stumbled upon an ultra-rare hardware easter egg, or is this just an optical
illusion? You decide. We're a little more than skeptical, but if you can replicate the image of the little red mouse
face with your own Mighty Mouse, we'd love to see it.[Via Infinite Loop]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Gidge said 5:10PM on 3-21-2006
it's for real! works on my MM, surprised nobody has ever noticed that before....
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jaemz said 5:13PM on 3-21-2006
My mouse makes a devil... oh wait, it's a Microsoft mouse, nevermind.
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Renn said 5:15PM on 3-21-2006
I can create the exact same pattern with my Mighty Mouse, so I guess easteregg.
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32 said 5:17PM on 3-21-2006
works with my old pro mouse too...
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Aaron Wright said 5:18PM on 3-21-2006
Apple just spring suprises on you left, right and centre don't they? I completely agree that it looks like a mouse, well, it doesn't look like A mouse, but it certainly represents one.
I took a picture of mine. Not as clear but hopefully you'll appreciate it none the less.
http://www.jungalist.net/wp-content/uploads/2006/03/mighty_mouse.jpg
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Zach Lutz said 5:20PM on 3-21-2006
i confirm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachxlutz/116033097/
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Iain said 5:22PM on 3-21-2006
Works with my MM as well.
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Kim Kwan said 5:23PM on 3-21-2006
Does the same with my Mighty Mouse. But I think it looks more like a rabbit with short ears than a mouse.
I don't think it's intentional. It just happened to come out like that.
Even if it is an easter egg, I don't think even Steve Jobs has realised (unless he's reading TUAW right now...).
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setaGlliB said 5:25PM on 3-21-2006
That's no mouse, it's the image of the Devil. Apple is forbidden fruit.
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MacCrazy said 5:31PM on 3-21-2006
This works with both a Mighty Mouse and the old Pro Mouse. Truly amazing!
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Stephen Hackett said 5:31PM on 3-21-2006
Crazy
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Emil Heinsen said 5:35PM on 3-21-2006
Amazing? I don't think it's amazing, it works on the old pro mouse as well... So I think it's a coincident, but a rather unlikely one, I must say...
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Henry Bourne said 5:36PM on 3-21-2006
I thought everyone knew this! One of the first things I saw back when I got my G5 in 2004...
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Buck said 5:38PM on 3-21-2006
Holy cow! It's true! Ever since this "came to light," I've been trying to track down other hidden meanings in my computer. So far I've discovered that my Java tastes like it was brewed in Colombia and my finger gets gooey when I touch my Stickies.
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Jules Galagarza said 5:39PM on 3-21-2006
It works with my Pro Mouse as well. Both the black one and the white one. Wow all this time and no one noticed it. Freakin' Apple.
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Jason said 5:44PM on 3-21-2006
Another shot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51806831@N00/116042369/
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Ricky z said 5:55PM on 3-21-2006
I confirm it on mine. does work.
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Dinesh said 6:05PM on 3-21-2006
Yes, My MM does this too. Its cool !
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Jonathan said 6:10PM on 3-21-2006
Great find guys: I've posted a set of photos of my Mighty Mouse on Flickr, here's the link, check it out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonathansull/sets/72057594087609583/
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Gary Turner said 6:13PM on 3-21-2006
http://weblog.garyturner.net/?p=1946: my Mighty Mouse's inner mouse.
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