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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to cats@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

Scientists Have Studied the Mysterious Behavior of Cats Sitting on Squares

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Scientists Have Studied the Mysterious Behavior of Cats Sitting on Squares

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mox@lemmy.sdf.org to cats@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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Cats love sitting on any square object, as if drawn by some primordial instinct. A new study shows that the square can even be an optical illusion.
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    If I fits I sits: A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats

    I love whoever named this study.

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      who says scientists don’t have fun?

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        Scientisnts.

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          grumpy, cranky, crotchety scientists; maybe.

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          !sciencememes

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        All those scientists voting to rename Uranus.

        How do you think we fund those missions? Without jokes?

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          deleted by creator

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            I don’t know what they call themselves, but the opposition is anal retentive.

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