Apparently this has been making the rounds since October, and Frank posted this in his blog, but apparently some Japanese Geniuses (Japaneniuses?) have created the ultimate in cat comfort and luxury, in a house totally designed for cats.
I will not post all the photos - i'll leave that to the wonderful post on My Cat Goma - but this photo below should be sufficient to make you click through:
All I can say is wow. the pictures speak for themselves - they've really thought of everything.
Everyone, and i mean everyone knows that cats are expert stalkers. It's how they hunt their prey. They have retractable claws which means they can walk on floors without making a sound, unlike dogs.
So, I'm sure it's evident to the cat that they are quite silent whilst walking, as it is part of their evolutionary heritage. Fully taking advantage of this feature, this cat takes it a step further. Perhaps his camoflauge doesn't really work so well inside, but he only moves when the camera is off of him. Enjoy.
Another Japanese Gem found by my research assistant.
This fella has is own gosh darn BLOG for god's sake. he's automatically cooler than you or me. His vids are insanely popular, as evidenced by the medals "awarded" to him by youtube, and the number of views he's gotten. Plenty of other videos from this user too, so i'll probably cover some in future posts.
This video is remarkable for many reasons, the first and foremost being that this cat (although a bit on the hefty side) is extremely cute. His swirly grey coat is exotic and the way his legs splay out as he rams head first into the container often face-planting on the wall/table/whatever is in his way is heartbreakingly adorable. But what really gets me is that the cat, having no concept of spacial awareness or even basic physics, is quite obviously attempting to put a piston into a pinhole, so to speak. HE JUST CAN'T FIT. The cardboard is remarkably resilient for not being shredded with the sheer kenetic energy of the feline.
I'm not even sure what the cat is trying to do, now that i look at it for an eighth time. Like, there's nothing inside the box...there's nothing on the other side of the box...he's literally just trying to tunnel through it and failing over and over again.
While I won't spoil the ending, obviously the highlight of the video is towards the end, where the cat rears up for a super croquette 2-wickets-in-a-row move and ends up with a new belt.
On a side note, this was attempted to be reproduced with Tux and an old style box, but it just wasn't happening.
Here's a follow up to the fantastic Roomba video featuring a modified vacuum with a cozy pad for the cat to sit upon as he rides his way around the room.
A few observations...
Japanese cats are amazing. and Japanese people love their cats, especially when they're doing funny or cute things.
Why is that room even being vacuumed? looks spotless. my guess is that they bought the roomba solely for the cat's pleasure.
If we can modify the device to enhance the cat's roomba-riding experience, what other things can we do to it? I'm thinking a straight up kitty playground on a roomba, or perhaps a covered one so that he can sleep whilst riding about.
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