Editing 729: Laser Pointer

{{comic
| number    = 729
| date      = April 19, 2010
| title     = Laser Pointer
| image     = laser_pointer.png
| titletext = It's a lasing cat-vity!
}}

==Explanation==
It is common to use a {{w|laser pointer}} as a cat toy because cats are attracted to the dot and attempt (in vain) to catch it in their paws. In this comic, a cat dreams of successfully catching the dot. In the cat's dream, consuming the dot gives the cat the ability to shoot lasers from its eyes, vaporizing the human that had taunted it for so long with the uncatchable dot.

The title text makes a pun on the phrase {{w|laser cavity}}.

==Transcript==
:''A human points a laser pointer at the floor. A black cat crouches, staring at the red dot.''

:''The cat pounces.''

:''The cat lands with its paw on the dot, claws out.''

:''The cat tugs on the dot.''
:&lt;&lt;tug tug&gt;&gt;

:''The human looks at and tries to use the laser pointer, which is no longer emitting a beam.''
:Human: ?? &lt;&lt;click click&gt;&gt;
:''The cat nibbles on the red laser dot.''
:Cat: &lt;&lt;lick? nom nom&gt;&gt;

:''The cat arches, emitting red shock lines.''

:''The cat shoots lasers out of its eyes at the human, who is covered in a bright red glow.''
:&lt;&lt;FWOOSH&gt;&gt;
:Human: AUGH!
:''The right side of the panel is the end of a thought bubble ...''

:''The black cat, sleeping, has dreamed the entire strip.''

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