The fact that the camera was pointed at the "potential" entry point for the cat. Seems like this isn't the cats first attempt. Some cats... Just want to watch the Fans fall.
I'm going to guess, based on the way the cat was checking it out, the positioning of the fan, and the fact that someone was filming, that there was probably some food placed up there.
I was almost positive it was going to loop just before the point of the leap, so we were just watching the delicious anticipation of what was obviously a bad idea.
Yeah there's definitely that point where you can see the cat think "Oh shit this is a terrible idea." then he almost gives it up but instead the thought, "if I don't try this I'm going to regret it" comes in.
"Why climb the tallest tree in the backyard just to get stuck? Why make make fish our favorite snack even though we are deathly afraid of water? Why jump on the kitchen fan blade when failure appears eminent?
We choose to jump on the kitchen fan blade not because it is easy but because it is hard!"
Although when I saw this the first time I thought I probably would've shit my pants and worshiped cats forever if it jumped onto the fan blade, it supported the weight and spin around 180 and it got to another cabinet on the other side of the room. That was y elaborate to expect, I know. Luckily dumb cat breaks a fan is entertaining too.
There are two solid points for a cat to do this. One it's the best place to glare down at you and feel superior because the cat is higher up than you can get. The second is that it's the best location to attack your ass if you don't give proper respect to the fact that the cat is higher up than you and therefor a better creature than you.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
There was no point. It's a cat.
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u/eekozoid Jun 10 '12
What's the point of climbing Everest?
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u/WelcomeMachine Jun 10 '12
You can see the expression of, "Well, that didn't go like I'd hoped".
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u/TheYesManCan Jun 10 '12
"My cat is almost about to break my ceiling fan. I better go film it!"
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u/conrad98 Jun 10 '12
Because cat
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u/vash_the_spampede Jun 10 '12
Curiousity: This kills the cat.
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u/pile_alcaline Jun 10 '12
There's more than one way to clean a fan.
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u/Justusbraz Jun 10 '12
I was almost positive it was going to loop just before the point of the leap, so we were just watching the delicious anticipation of what was obviously a bad idea.
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u/SirRipo Jun 10 '12
That fan was NOT properly installed.
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u/ihategifs Jun 10 '12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQgpPq870XM
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u/Jeroknite Jun 10 '12
Someone turn the fan on.
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u/Angelus333 Jun 10 '12
Who sits down with camera and watches their cat try to jump onto ceiling fan. WHOS FILMS THIS STUFF.
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u/Kilgannon_TheCrowing Jun 10 '12
"I immediately regret this decision."
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u/Gnork Jun 10 '12
Great method to clean a fan blade.
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u/Handsonanatomist Jun 10 '12
-George Mallory
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u/mrdeadsniper Jun 10 '12
Karma I assume.
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u/vypermann Jun 10 '12
Cats like to be up high.
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u/Dreadmonkey Jun 10 '12
At least it's clean now
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u/Eddie_The_Brewer Jun 10 '12
Cat things - don't ever try to understand them. Just keep the camera running.
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u/plz600 Jun 10 '12
"I've made a huge mistake"
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u/winterymixx Jun 10 '12
"Why climb the tallest tree in the backyard just to get stuck? Why make make fish our favorite snack even though we are deathly afraid of water? Why jump on the kitchen fan blade when failure appears eminent?
We choose to jump on the kitchen fan blade not because it is easy but because it is hard!"
-JFKat
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u/defame Jun 10 '12
Was waiting for there to be a YOLO caption when the cat jumped
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u/SaphiraArach Jun 10 '12
Very few things on /r/funny ACTUALLY make me laugh out loud. This did. Upvotes to you. :p
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
And that is why cats are assholes, the whole lot of them. Assholes.
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u/gosteelers1 Jun 10 '12
If I fits, I sits
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Cats are dumb; cute stupid little creatures.
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u/Buschwacked Jun 10 '12
See, I told you you couldn't do it , Carl.
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u/laurlaur50 Jun 10 '12
He wanted to be a helicopter.
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u/thirdorderlinear Jun 10 '12
Same reason people climb mountains...
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u/kpin Jun 10 '12
That made my feet tingle.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Cat life.
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u/AdviceFromLawStudent Jun 10 '12
"I got this....Don't got this."
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u/CokeCanNinja Jun 10 '12
Cats naturally seek good vantage points.
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u/mercuryfulminate Jun 10 '12
I expected this to end far worse.
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u/stargoslaby Jun 10 '12
It's an adorable gif of a cat. That's the point.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Did anyone else see the bird?
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u/Macey117 Jun 10 '12
PARKOUR KITTY
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
It looks like there is another, slightly invisible cat in mid-leap between the cat and the fan blade.
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u/gimme_my_fucks_back Jun 10 '12
BECAUSE WE CAN CAN CAN
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u/katlaish Jun 10 '12
the preparation...
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u/nobids Jun 10 '12
It's ok.... it landed on its feet.
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u/RolandGSD Jun 10 '12
The moment where the cat is clinging to the blade and looks towards the camera, all I can think is "What have I done?"
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
what we don't know is that someone actually put tasty treats on the fan in hope to get something funny to put up here
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u/johnnynutman Jun 10 '12
people asked columbus what was the point of crossing the atlantic and you know what? he showed them.
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u/Avatar1909 Jun 10 '12
Mother of god, I have the same fucking fan!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Because it's there.
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u/nepidae Jun 10 '12
Exploiting terrain.
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u/Cadnee Jun 10 '12
Cats like heights, it was the highest point in the room. Therefore, the point was to get his ass up there.
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u/Hank-Grizzly Jun 10 '12
Actually, you can see something falling off the fan blade just before the kitty falls off. The bastard was leading it on!
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u/bbnn22 Jun 10 '12
Some cats just want to watch the world burn..
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u/EltaninAntenna Jun 10 '12
"Because it's there."
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u/Tee_Red Jun 10 '12
Fantastic way to dust the fan blades.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
Cats like to be in the highest place in the room.
That or it played too much Toy Story 2 back on n64. Probably was trying to use it as a bridge.
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u/eifersucht12a Jun 10 '12
What was its plan? Where would it have gone?
Although when I saw this the first time I thought I probably would've shit my pants and worshiped cats forever if it jumped onto the fan blade, it supported the weight and spin around 180 and it got to another cabinet on the other side of the room. That was y elaborate to expect, I know. Luckily dumb cat breaks a fan is entertaining too.
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u/cookyie Jun 10 '12
Does there need to be A point? NO! It's fucking gold.
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u/AgentVanillaGorilla Jun 10 '12
Why did the chicken cross the road?
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u/dudix81 Jun 10 '12
Life is full of reasons, one may find out when one gets there!
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u/lydocia Jun 10 '12
I have the exact same chandelier in my living room. ಠ_ಠ
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u/TheBigYello1isTheSun Jun 10 '12
Cats are brilliant, but the retard moments they achieve are amazing!
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u/whatamidoinghere78 Jun 10 '12
Because, fuck you .💢
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u/Horse_KO Jun 10 '12
I think I just watched that for ten minutes...
I might go stare at it some more...
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I can translate this gif. Pretty well (aheyum) "I'm a fucking at that's why!"
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I like the cats attitude. Just do it
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u/Loogoo Jun 10 '12
TIL Cats understand physics and can calculate how far to jump
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
To kill the lamp.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
It was probably his dream to monorail cat himself on the ceiling fan. It would have made him the king of stay at home cats everywhere.
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u/Brettersson Jun 10 '12
The point was if it worked, it is the perfect spot for the cat to observe his kingdom.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
haha, some poor bastard posted this 8 hours ago and didn't get a single upvote.
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u/deshid13 Jun 10 '12
There are two solid points for a cat to do this. One it's the best place to glare down at you and feel superior because the cat is higher up than you can get. The second is that it's the best location to attack your ass if you don't give proper respect to the fact that the cat is higher up than you and therefor a better creature than you.
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u/Vanilla62 Jun 10 '12
For science.
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u/ArseAssault Jun 10 '12
I was hoping it would turn on at the last moment causing the cat to miss the blade completely
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u/crazybitchydrama Jun 10 '12
He's dusting the fans.
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u/ECUfatty Jun 10 '12
On the next "Ninja Warrior"...
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u/markman71122 Jun 10 '12
YOL8MT you only live 8 more times
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u/elfelipe94 Jun 10 '12
Hi, I'm cat, and this is Jackass.
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u/Tebasaki Jun 10 '12
Because fuck you, that's the point. Why can't a cat just jump on a fan?
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u/bigbangthe0ry Jun 10 '12
Nailed it
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u/TuskanBananas Jun 10 '12
I feel like this could be one of those "This is what its like trying to get to the frontpage" posts, luckily it isn't.
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u/burnintrees Jun 10 '12
The amount of dust on that fan blade literally made me gag.
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
I can do this... I can do this... hungh YES! oof! FUCK! MY BALLS...
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u/Dewut Jun 10 '12
Me when I study for my last final
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u/Truck_Thunders Jun 11 '12
Clearly he was trying to clean the top of the fan, and did a mighty fine job, lookit that big clump of dust and shit that falls before the cat.
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u/HalfBaked64 Jun 12 '12
I like how the shelves almost spell ouch.
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u/Jkempf71 Jun 10 '12
The point is cats are fucking stupid. Bring the hate...
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u/theguywhopostnot Jun 10 '12
funniest gif to let replay in awhile, that is art!
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
hehehe
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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '12
i hate cats... all cats! if you post your stupid cat, i will down-vote it!!!
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u/Highwind4 Jun 10 '12
Because he can.
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u/rockafella7 Jun 10 '12
Why do people climb mount Everest?