Cats are Liquid. Discuss.

January 24, 2019 2:03 AM

Felissimo Nekobu, the "cat club" section of a Japanese online retailer, asked followers on Twitter to help prove that cats are liquid. SLTwitter thread.

Felissimo Nekobu donates a portion of its proceeds to various organizations around Japan that support the rescuing/fostering/rehoming of animals. Links in Japanese.

posted by misozaki (29 comments total)

cats are liquid

At room temperature, yes. At zoom temperature, they're a gas.
posted by pracowity at 2:19 AM on January 24, 2019 [37 favorites]

They are a purree, right?
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 2:39 AM on January 24, 2019 [18 favorites]

It is true! Because science!
posted by wheek wheek wheek at 2:48 AM on January 24, 2019

At room temperature, yes. At zoom temperature, they're a gas.

So they are more properly described as a fluid?
posted by TedW at 3:51 AM on January 24, 2019 [4 favorites]

Interesting. We've seen many arguments that cats are liquid because they take the shape of their container. But it seems that Japanese cat lovers are focusing more on how cats "flow." Love it!
posted by Miss Cellania at 4:16 AM on January 24, 2019 [4 favorites]

My younger cat was more gaseous when she arrived, but an improvement in food has mostly fixed that.

Once in a while, she aspires to plasma.
posted by GenjiandProust at 4:30 AM on January 24, 2019 [12 favorites]

Mostly water, same as in town.
posted by aspersioncast at 4:56 AM on January 24, 2019

Mine has more of a jello-like consistency at the moment. I am typing this with one hand because if I remove the other hand the snuggly purring will stop.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 5:35 AM on January 24, 2019 [7 favorites]

Once again cat lulz transcend language and nationality.
posted by slogger at 6:23 AM on January 24, 2019 [3 favorites]

It's a myth. The truth is, they have no bones.
posted by BWA at 6:31 AM on January 24, 2019 [5 favorites]

Cats are paper, that's why they fit in scanners.
posted by Jahaza at 6:38 AM on January 24, 2019 [8 favorites]

It's a myth. The truth is, they have no bones.

This is true. My cats are floppers. Eamon will come over and go from standing to lying down in one big flop, like suddenly all his bones are jelly.
posted by stillnocturnal at 6:57 AM on January 24, 2019 [2 favorites]

My CH kitty Melanie always went boneless whenever I picked her up. We'd call her Jelly Melly.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 7:01 AM on January 24, 2019 [4 favorites]

How to tell a cat from a meatloaf.
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 7:23 AM on January 24, 2019 [2 favorites]

Are you saying meatloaf is a liquid?
posted by GenjiandProust at 7:26 AM on January 24, 2019

Sure, if you add ice cream to the blender.
posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide at 7:35 AM on January 24, 2019 [1 favorite]

Previously
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 7:44 AM on January 24, 2019 [1 favorite]

This cat is solid. Its legs have melted into its body.
posted by pangolin party at 7:56 AM on January 24, 2019 [6 favorites]

I've reviewed the world's literature and conducted extensive field research. Cats are not liquid. More of a slurry.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 9:04 AM on January 24, 2019 [4 favorites]

A mewtonian fluid, surely
posted by salt grass at 11:19 AM on January 24, 2019 [11 favorites]

I got 8/8 on the cat or meatloaf quiz link I found in the link posted by Orange Dinosaur Slide.
posted by some loser at 1:16 PM on January 24, 2019 [1 favorite]

Me too, some loser! 🙌🏼
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 1:19 PM on January 24, 2019 [2 favorites]

...and here in La La Land, many are excited about the Cats On Glass exhibit space and adoption fair...
posted by calgirl at 2:38 PM on January 24, 2019 [1 favorite]

Cats are thixomeowpic.
posted by spinifex23 at 4:37 PM on January 24, 2019 [4 favorites]

Ooh I'm working on a picture book about how Cats Are A Liquid. It is the literal best.
posted by (Over) Thinking at 6:47 PM on January 24, 2019 [1 favorite]

Maybe cats are dark matter. Maybe 99% of the missing mass of the universe is cats.
posted by um at 9:13 PM on January 24, 2019 [2 favorites]

I downloaded a copy of my certificate, which says in part:
"some loser on the internet has achieved the score of 100/100 on Cat or Meatloaf"

which i found rather meta
posted by some loser at 5:34 AM on January 25, 2019 [2 favorites]

I have described my friends' cat as a fluffy liquid for years now, because when he flops he just kind of melts into the space, becoming a fluffy puddle with ears and a twitchy tail tip.
posted by bile and syntax at 1:51 PM on January 25, 2019

Cats are instances of warm baryonic matter and any attempt to further define them is doomed to failure at our current technology level.
posted by um at 2:53 AM on January 27, 2019