Cats That Are Their Own State Of Matter
Cats are a unique sort of creature. Anyone who has ever interacted with one knows they’re unpredictable, hilarious, and essentially their own state of matter.
If it’s been many years since a physics class, or maybe you skipped that lesson, a state of matter is one of the distinct forms in which matter can exist. There have been four states of matter observed in everyday life: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
I’d like to add one more for consideration: Cats. While they’re obviously a solid matter, some cats are so fluffy they’re practically a gas, and literally, all cats are so freakishly flexible that they’re arguably some sort of liquid.
Comfort for cats can be perplexing for us humans, as they contort themselves into an IKEA pretzel gone wrong, or melt off their pillowy beds. Honestly, if I could stretch in the way that a cat could, I wouldn’t have back problems anymore, cats are goals AF.
In honor of these matter-challenging beasts, we collected several adorable photos and videos of cats in awkward predicaments for your entertainment. Keep scrolling to see what these cutie kitties have gotten themselves into.
1. Cats are their own state of matter
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2. "The first 90 degree weekend in Colorado melted my cat"
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3. Sunbathing turned into melting
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4. "In a vase just chilling!"
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5. "It's a Catscade"
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6. 1 gallon of fresh cat
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7. "I'm sure that cats are 95% liquid."
8. The "donut" position
9. "Salvador Dali’s cat"
10. Filled the sink to the brim
11. "Fluid flow from higher to lower level"
12. Liquid phase cannot be contained by any bed
13. Literally, no bed can contain cats in liquid phase
14. Cat spilled all over the top of the couch
15. Cat caught as she was melting from solid to liquid.
16. Kitten doesn't need it's spine
17. J-cat
18. A bountiful harvest
19. Kitten flexes their flexibility
20. Cat fully fills plastic bucket
21. Travel sized kitten can fit in any cupholder
22. Kitten has a ?
23. Picked the wrong pot
24. Assembly instructions unclear
25. Clogging up the sink
26. Sometimes cats forget to engage their solid stabilizers while sleeping
27. Bird watching like a flow of water
28. Melted straight off the bed
29. Mail order kitty can fit in any box
30. 3 black cats melding in a bowl
31. This cat doesn't need a human to open doors
32. A perfect fit
33. Definitely a liquid
34. Where did they even come from?!
35. Flows right under the freaking door
36. Long baby is both solid and liquid
37. Check out this massive unit trying to pour himself into a cat hammock
38. Cat fluidity in action
39. Elegant floof is essentially just a cloud
40. Like a graceful waterfall
After going through these pictures and videos, I think we can call agree that there are actually five states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, plasma, and cats. This was essentially a science lesson, you’re welcome.
We’d love to hear about your own kitties and the shenanigans they get into. Let us know about them in the comments, and if you’ve ever witnessed the Cat State of Matter.
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