Cat Training Device - Keep Cat off Furniture

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Despite evidence to the contrary, cats CAN be trained... Sometimes it's not easy. Remember when you were a kid, and your mom or dad told you, "Don't let me catch you doing (Fill in the blank)?" Well, my cat seems to have absorbed that lesson very well. I can't catch him on the kitchen table any more, but I know he's been there... Here's a neat idea. This device is spring-loaded using a short length of bungee cord. A light touch will trip it, causing it to jump up in the air and make a noise, hopefully startling the cat and making him vacate the premises. Credit goes to whoever invented the "Jumpo" cat trainer. I created a "Chinese Blueprint" (Reverse Engineered) that and produced this thing. Version 1 works quite well as long as the knot in the bungee is on top, and requires no supports. Version 2 will require support touching build plate. The only difference between the two is the position of the bungee anchor. Print two copies of the file and join them with a short length of small bungee cord material. WARNING! Do not use a bungee with hooks! They could injure the cat! Use such a length that the bungee is almost stretched to it's limit when the device is set. This is a work in progress only insofar as I don't know yet what my cat will think of it! How to set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w2R7txkJkk Tripping it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7X6t6ExbOU