by clover » Sun 09 Apr 2006, 12:52:25
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('artiko', 'I') think that it is exaggeration

Nope. They're all too real. And battery-powered, too, so there's no physical exertion whatsoever.
I remember these from when I was a kid... I never knew anyone who actually owned one because they were over a hundred bucks (1986 dollars), and because parents were afraid you'd run over the cat. Neither appears to be a factor nowadays.