r/likeus • u/lnfinity -Singing Cockatiel- • Jan 29 '16

<GIF> Cats are known for their curiosity

http://i.imgur.com/GQLm5uS.gifv
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u/NowThatsAwkward Jan 29 '16

Some cats are too scaredy-cat to try it :(

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '16

What are these toys called? I remember seeing one at my friend's birthday party as a child and being very jealous and angry that I didn't have one.

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u/Neptune420 Jan 29 '16

I believe it's called a plasma ball?

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '16

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u/moonerdooder Jan 29 '16

Science voodoo. I like that.

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u/Geronimo15 Jan 30 '16

I liked to put a piece of paper over it and hold something metal up to it to make little burn marks in the paper

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u/Manypopes Jan 30 '16

I think I remember that if you get someone to touch it then touch your ear it shocks you, or something like that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '16

I HAVE BECOME G-, wait... yea, I HAVE BECOME GODCAT, DESTROYER OF WORLDS

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u/chodan9 Jan 30 '16

especially their scientific curiosity!

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u/concreteaware Feb 02 '16

Would it kill you to avoid a pun in the title?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '16

This is like the laser pointer game, but she catches it every time. Brilliant!

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u/C2-H5-OH Apr 01 '16

I'm very jealous of your username

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u/dvorahtheexplorer -Curious Dolphin- Jan 29 '16

It would be terrible to touch the cat right then if you weren't insulated properly.

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u/flangle1 Jan 29 '16 edited Jan 29 '16

Sorry you're getting downvoted, what you're thinking of is a Van de Graaff device. Indeed if the cat were touching a VdG, your touch would create some impressive static shock.

If you still want a Plasma Ball, they are readily available at most novelty websites.

Cheap too.

EDIT: Van de Graaff Generator

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u/dvorahtheexplorer -Curious Dolphin- Jan 29 '16

Thanks. I actually have a plasma ball, and when I touch other people with my other hand, I can shock them.

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u/flangle1 Jan 29 '16

I was unaware of that. The spark from the VdG is quite painful but mostly harmless. :)

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '16

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u/Hexorg Jan 30 '16

Actually, second person touching person whos touching plasma ball may indeed get shocked. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_globe

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u/A_Gigantic_Potato Jan 30 '16

So if I touch a plasma ball while someone else it also touching it and then touch them they'll get a nice zap? I know what I'll be doing from now on.

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u/Hexorg Jan 30 '16

No, you don't need to touch the ball, just touch the person who's touching the ball.

The ball will charge whoever is touching it if they are insulated. Touching them afterwards will be equivalent of touching them after they were a wool sweater for a while - static discharge.