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
Reddit2. "The first 90 degree weekend in Colorado melted my cat"
u/kendrafae73. Sunbathing turned into melting
u/Auridion4. "In a vase just chilling!"
u/trixie_pixie_dust5. "It's a Catscade"
u/OldVersion82666. 1 gallon of fresh cat
u/Justinehatesyou7. "I'm sure that cats are 95% liquid."
u/redditjwh8. The "donut" position
u/V_nusNb_ynd
9. "Salvador Dali’s cat"
u/Larka7
10. Filled the sink to the brim
u/ BigLiverYeah
11. "Fluid flow from higher to lower level"
u/pra_bap
12. Liquid phase cannot be contained by any bed
u/mrs-mort
13. Literally, no bed can contain cats in liquid phase
u/AirSure1657
14. Cat spilled all over the top of the couch
u/gsmctavish
15. Cat caught as she was melting from solid to liquid.
u/Grimmbles
16. Kitten doesn't need it's spine
u/tbubui
17. J-cat
u/Panishev
18. A bountiful harvest
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19. Kitten flexes their flexibility
u/LiamOmega
20. Cat fully fills plastic bucket
u/SalazarRED
21. Travel sized kitten can fit in any cupholder
u/DaBaconMage
22. Kitten has a ?
u/kirsty-ess
23. Picked the wrong pot
u/Chikumori
24. Assembly instructions unclear
u/yesthereis3
25. Clogging up the sink
u/smileysarah267
26. Sometimes cats forget to engage their solid stabilizers while sleeping
u/jinkouu03
27. Bird watching like a flow of water
u/ginger-vs-history
28. Melted straight off the bed
u/totalnonzens
29. Mail order kitty can fit in any box
u/smarterthanawaffle
30. 3 black cats melding in a bowl
u/squiddyvirtuoso
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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