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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2008Kitty reflexes
The other morning I climbed into the bathtub and Emily took her usual post on the bathmat. It was chilly, so she sprawled on her side and placed her paws on the radiator. I reached for the soap on the rim of the tub and accidentally knocked the soap dish on the floor. At the clatter, Emily sprang straight into the air from a lying position in about .00001 seconds, and looked at me, startled. I imagine your cat has the same incredible reflexes. By coincidence, that same day someone sent me this link to a web page where you can test your reflexes, and it's no wonder that two of the categories you're put in depending on your speed are "Turbo-charged Cheetah" and Bobbing Bobcat! Appropriately I was put in the latter group. If you want to test your reflexes against your cat(s), click here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf > Appropriately I was put in the latter group. If you want to test your > reflexes against your cat(s), click here: "Ambling armadillo" here. The kitties definitely have better reflexes! Dan > "Ambling armadillo" here. The kitties definitely have better reflexes! After 3 attempts hi from sluggish snail Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > The other morning I climbed into the bathtub and Emily took her usual > post on the bathmat. It was chilly, so she sprawled on her side and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf RCat reflexes? ROFL. My overweight, huge brown tabby, Rowdous, is blind in left eye and has rotten depth perception...unfortunately he is fond of drapiing himself on edge of bathtub when I am in it and has slipped into a bubblebath more than once. I always have the bathroom door closed firmly during baths so he can't tear off and wet upholstrey throughout the dwelling...luckily the litterbox is in the *other* bathroom. > The other morning I climbed into the bathtub and Emily took her usual > post on the bathmat. It was chilly, so she sprawled on her side and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf I was a Bobbing Bobcat too, but I tend to improve at these things with practice. > "Bobcat" <bob_catt@hotmail.com> wrote in message "Turbo-charged Cheetah" and Bobbing Bobcat! >> Appropriately I was put in the latter group. If you want to test your >> reflexes against your cat(s), click here: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I was a Bobbing Bobcat too, but I tend to improve at these things with > practice. I got to be a Rocketing Rabbit and will try it again in the morning to see if time of day makes a difference. Tonight, I was overcome by laughter as I realized that, despite being more tired than I've almost ever been, I was in a dark room shooting darts at animated sheep... over and over and over again. AHHHHHHHHH.... Susan M Going to bed with ... Otis and Chester >> "Bobcat" <bob_catt@hotmail.com> wrote in message > "Turbo-charged Cheetah" and Bobbing Bobcat! [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Going to bed with ... > Otis and Chester \ Susan, you almost sound slap happy in that post. I laughed when I read it. I hope you got a good night's sleep and that your life calms down. Maybe you needed some time alone in a dark room to shoot darts at animated sheep. Sounds better than a rubber room with no darts and no sheep. And from experience, I can tell you they don't let you have it dark in there. LOL Bridget > Susan, you almost sound slap happy in that post. I laughed when I read > it. I hope you got a good night's sleep and that your life calms down. > Maybe you needed some time alone in a dark room to shoot darts at > animated sheep. Sounds better than a rubber room with no darts and no > sheep. And from experience, I can tell you they don't let you have it > dark in there. LOL Thanks Bridget - the baby was up for 3 hours lastnight. It's a long complicated story about needing to wean the baby though he won't take a cup or a bottle and he has terrible constipation pains. Still slap happy. Susan M Otis and Chester > I was a Bobbing Bobcat too, but I tend to improve at these things with > practice. Not me! After several hundred attempts I am still a snail! Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > Appropriately I was put in the latter group. If you want to test your > reflexes against your cat(s), click here: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf I managed to drag myself up from Ambling Armadillo to Bobbing Bobcat, but I think that will remain my best.  SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf > I managed to drag myself up from Ambling Armadillo to Bobbing Bobcat, > but I think that will remain my best. Sheesh, and I thought I had good reflexes! I'm an Amblimg Armadillo, too. It was suggested I drink some coffee. But I just drank a pot of tea! Can I plead a slow computer? :) Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Sheesh, and I thought I had good reflexes! I'm an Amblimg Armadillo, too. > It was suggested I drink some coffee. But I just drank a pot of tea! Yeah, they're pushing coffee awfully hard on that site. Maybe some affiliation we don't know about. ;) I'm a tea-drinker myself. As a vegetarian, I must applaud that 'no sheep were harmed during the making of the game.' :P > Can I plead a slow computer? :) No, unless I can too. ;) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. >> Sheesh, and I thought I had good reflexes! I'm an Amblimg Armadillo, too. >> It was suggested I drink some coffee. But I just drank a pot of tea! > Yeah, they're pushing coffee awfully hard on that site. Maybe some > affiliation we don't know about. ;) I'm a tea-drinker myself. I just tried it again today with the sound on (yesterday I was doing with my speakers shut off, which is their normal condition, so I won't startle myself or the beasts with sudden loud noises). My scores are much better! So clearly, the more senses are tuned into what's happening, the better one's reflexes are. > As a vegetarian, I must applaud that 'no sheep were harmed during > the making of the game.' :P LOL. That reminds me of that guy who posted on Ebay about the tin foil hats, remember? And he made small sizes for pets, using his gorgeous Himalayan cat to model it on. He even made one for a fly, which he also modeled. (And which was either a Photoshopped picture, or a dead fly :)). At the bottom of the page, there's a little note that says, "No animals were permanently annoyed by this activity." Or something like that. I definitely remember the "permanently annoyed". Joyce > LOL. That reminds me of that guy who posted on Ebay about the tin foil > hats, remember? And he made small sizes for pets, using his gorgeous [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > were permanently annoyed by this activity." Or something like that. I > definitely remember the "permanently annoyed". Yeah, obviously, if he'd said just 'annoyed', we'd have known he was lying. LOL! SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > If you want to test your > reflexes against your cat(s), click here: > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf I test MY reflexes against my cats' everytime I get in or out the door, leaving the cats inside! (They're fast, and I'm not). When I had the door open a crack to get rid of a magazine vendor, last winter, I discovered a security chain leaves enough room for a determined cat to slip through, unseen. Witness the fact Melisande spent a cold night outdoors because I didn't see her go, and she wouldn't come when called! > The other morning I climbed into the bathtub and Emily took her usual > post on the bathmat. It was chilly, so she sprawled on her side and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf Rocketing Rabbit, but I got sheep 5 (he twitched) at .0000 seconds. So I imagine I'm more rightly a slug. I know one thing about this game, I WILL NOT be a Sheppard in my next life. >> The other morning I climbed into the bathtub and Emily took her usual >> post on the bathmat. It was chilly, so she sprawled on her side and [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Rocketing Rabbit, but I got sheep 5 (he twitched) at .0000 seconds. So I > imagine I'm more rightly a slug. "Bobcat" <bob_catt@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:75a88c59-89b2-4845-ba8c- >By coincidence, that same day > someone [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf Definitely a Bobcat here. Molly demonstrated her finely tuned reflexes yesterday morning. She was sitting at the sliding door waiting to go out. When the door opened she started her usual mad dash. Only with no notable hesitation at all she made a perfect circle about four feet in diameter ending up back inside the house. Guess she wanted to reconsider given the out was wet. Jo > someone > sent me this link to a web page where you can test your reflexes, and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/reaction_version5.swf People around the world in dark rooms dart-gunning sheep, drinking pots of tea and coffee, testing their reflexes against their cats? What monstrosity have I unleashed on this group???!!! |
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