Interactive preloader

I would like to have the user's curser try to "catch" an
object during a site being loaded as a preloader. The user would be
unable to "Catch" the object until the site was loaded. First, is
this possible in Flash and Second, if it is possible, would the
preloader file be so large that it defeats the purpose? Thanks for
any advise or answers.

Could work if the object you are "catching" is vector and
very simple. The AS code would have a relatively small
footprint.

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