This is the cat version of pondering orbs.
this post was submitted on 18 Sep 2025
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Considering the cube
I had a cat that would do this also. He was listening to the slight crackling sound the ice made as it melted.
If I stare at this cold block for long enough, it disappears. It's a superpower.
More precisely, cats are pure agents of entropy and appreciate game when they see it
Thermeowdynamics
Purrmodynamics
purr-mode dynamics
Purr-beans-fur-namics
Purr-meow-fur-nom-licks.
You win, you outstupided my stupid.
My pet (hyuck) theory is:
Cats see into the UV range.
Anything capable of refracting light is potentially mesmerizing to them, they would be seeing 'colors' that we cannot perceive.
I feel this also explains a lot of the times cats seem to ... just be staring at a wall, for no apparent reason.
... that or maybe he's just a silly bean and really appreciates ice cubes, on a conceptual level.
GNU STP
Somehow, I am yet to read Discworld, or the series... I now have another reason to, lol.
It is such an inclusive universe you will love it.
That's a cool cat.
It looks like this one might have come with audio and I would like to hear the audio.
Second post I see with the same structure and text, but a different cat staring at an ice cube.
Something tells one of them is just someone taking a photo of a cat next to an ice cube and posting for karma or whatever...
Purrodynamics was right there
Good for him. It takes a wise mind to slow down and enjoy the simple things in life.