# "If I fits, I sits **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 13, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023 "2021-05-13T17:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/1 "2021-05-13T17:13:53Z")
… A citizen science investigation into illusory contour susceptibility in domestic cats ( _Felis silvestris catus_ )" Actual (awesome) title of a recently published paper on cats’ tendency to sit in boxes. Cats were shown to be sitting in tape squares on floors and even being fooled by optical illusions. [Abstract](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159121001258?via%3Dihub) [Article in Smithsonian Magazine.](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/if-i-fits-i-sits-experiment-shows-felines-also-sit-illusory-boxes-180977681/) [![](https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/4u_IlBsE7yRjZ3RroD6NmVifSRs=/800x600/filters:no_upscale():focal(552x133:553x134)/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/3c/93/3c93c811-b323-4acf-9753-530b1e8a0ba7/cat-in-box.jpeg) ](https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/4u_IlBsE7yRjZ3RroD6NmVifSRs=/800x600/filters:no_upscale():focal(552x133:553x134)/https://public-media.si-cdn.com/filer/3c/93/3c93c811-b323-4acf-9753-530b1e8a0ba7/cat-in-box.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/2 "2021-05-13T17:26:21Z")
Stray cats in the Philippines have been spotted sitting in circles painted on the ground for social distancing at the market. > **[People In The Philippines Spotted Stray Cats Occupying The Circle Marks Near...](https://www.boredpanda.com/stray-cats-social-distancing-philippines/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic)** > > A group of stray cats was spotted occupying social distancing markers on the sidewalk in one Quezon City market street, in the Philippines. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/3 "2021-05-13T17:32:19Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Stray cats in the Philippines have been spotted sitting in circles painted on the ground for social distancing at the market. - > > [People In The Philippines Spotted Stray Cats Occupying The Circle Marks Near The Market](https://www.boredpanda.com/stray-cats-social-distancing-philippines/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic) Cats is smart. My favorite pictures from that are the moose distancing and the cats on a warm tin roof. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/4 "2021-05-13T18:59:34Z")
Would a Cat Mime pretend to be sitting in an Invisible Box? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/5 "2021-05-13T19:00:45Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Would a Cat Mime pretend to be sitting in an Invisible Box? - \< flicks tail \> ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/6 "2021-05-13T19:01:26Z")
Cat jumping over invisible box [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P8tgRhcSMpY/hqdefault.jpg "Prank on cat with a invisible box.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8tgRhcSMpY) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/7 "2021-05-13T19:04:08Z")
More Cats and Invisible Boxes > **[Can You Really Trap a Cat by Drawing a Square on the Floor?](https://wpdh.com/can-you-really-trap-a-cat-by-drawing-a-square-on-the-floor/)** > > An Internet craze has cat lovers baffled. > **[Internet Discovers The Perfect Trick to Mess With Your Cat](https://www.meowingtons.com/blogs/lolcats/how-to-trap-your-cat-in-an-imaginary-box)** > > If there's one thing you can say about cat owners, it's that we love our cats. We will do anything for them! A vast majority of us also really, ahem, like to mess with them.  > All in good fun, of course, because we don't want to cause our... ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/8 "2021-05-13T19:10:43Z")
Cat in an Infinity Mirror Box [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e4OOWq9tQRo/maxresdefault.jpg "Cat In A Mirror Box") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4OOWq9tQRo) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/9 "2021-05-13T19:22:14Z")
I was looking for cats walking on glass over open boxes. This is the closest I’ve found > **[30 Hilarious Reasons Why Every Cat Owner Should Get A Glass Table](https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-cats-on-glass/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic)** > > Just like drone photography, pictures of cats sitting on glass tables allow you to see the world through a new perspective. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NqqjdhMHZfs/maxresdefault.jpg "Cats on glass") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqqjdhMHZfs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1JT-3-ifoBk/maxresdefault.jpg "These Are Cats Sitting On Glass") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JT-3-ifoBk) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/10 "2021-05-13T19:23:46Z")
Fun links! The original Hovercat. [![](https://www.343industries.org/forum/uploads/gallery/album_615/large.gallery_77261_615_18114.jpg.40dcf99a55eddbaf180e3f04c71cdf09.jpg) ](https://www.343industries.org/forum/uploads/gallery/album_615/large.gallery_77261_615_18114.jpg.40dcf99a55eddbaf180e3f04c71cdf09.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/11 "2021-05-13T22:48:38Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Cat jumping over invisible box Wait a minute! why did the human jump? I don’t see anything – I don’t smell anything – my whiskers don’t sense anything – Better be on the safe side, though! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/12 "2021-05-13T22:51:31Z")
I’ll bet that a dog would be smart enough not to be fooled by an “invisible box”. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/13 "2021-05-13T23:08:06Z")
Judging by my dog’s “reaction” to our first sliding glass patio door… I agree. _\* THUMP \*_ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/14 "2021-05-14T01:33:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ll bet that a dog would be smart enough not to be fooled by an “invisible box”. One of my cites has a picture of a dog sitting inside van “invisible box” ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/15 "2021-05-14T01:52:23Z")
One word: Maru. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2XID_W4neJo/maxresdefault.jpg "いろいろな小さ過ぎる箱とねこ。-Many too small boxes and Maru.-") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XID_W4neJo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DCofdZITUEY/maxresdefault.jpg "Maru - The most watched animal on YouTube - Japan Tour") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCofdZITUEY) ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/16 "2021-05-14T04:07:46Z")
Immy was such a failure. I don’t think she ever sat in a box. My first kitty Ambrose was a sucker, though. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/17 "2021-05-14T04:11:35Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I’ll bet that a dog would be smart enough not to be fooled by an “invisible box”. One time Piper Cat was playing and playing on the floor, mrrowing and having a great time. Piper Dog came rushing over. The thought bubble was very clear: “What’s going on? Can I play too? Huh? please?” Then he saw what Piper Cat was playing with - a piece of string. I could see Piper Dog’s thought bubble clear as day: “It’s … just a piece of string?” And he walked away and lay down with a doggy “hrumph” noise. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/18 "2021-05-14T04:31:56Z")
I’ve had a few cats who didn’t sit in boxes. They were the same cats who didn’t respond to catnip. Hmmm. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/19 "2021-05-14T10:43:35Z")
Those weren’t cats. They were alien spies in cat suits. That’s one way to tell them apart. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023/20 "2021-05-14T11:25:46Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’ve had a few cats who didn’t sit in boxes. They were the same cats who didn’t respond to catnip. Hmmm. Now that you mention, our two are the same. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-fits-i-sits/942023.md?page=2)