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[General]

http://news.bbc.co.u...ure/8147566.stm

I knew they were smart

[Destiny]

Damn, they've learnt the art...they've figured out our wavelength D:

[Chyros]

Cats use subliminal messaging?

Tbh it doesn't sound particularly complicated - about as complicated as anything crying or screaming to get attention.

[SquigPie]

This is CATS, All your base are belong to us!

[Sgt. Nuker]

I've always assumed that cats purr because they are content or happy. Apparently there's two types of purrs. The first kind being what I just mentioned, the other type is apparently to illicit some sort of response from the cat's owner, whether it is to feed the cat or to give it attention.

[Ion Cannon!]

I always knew cats were evil. Just one more reason to get a dog instead.

http://www.imdb.com/...y/vi1321009433/

[Sgt. Nuker]

That was actually a fairly decent movie.

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

[General]

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

[Chyros]

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

They need to fill doctorates in those areas too you know .

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:27, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

It's not as if the cat actually thinks about this. The only reason why cats do this is why babies whine and scream as well - just instinct. The more pathetic you sound, the more probable it is you will get your wish. Which is of course food, what else .

[Wizard]

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:27, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

It's not the purring that makes me feed em, it's the fact that they'll be climbing up my trouser legs if I don't. Subliminal = fail, claws ftw in my house.

[General]

Chyros, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:35, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

They need to fill doctorates in those areas too you know .

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:27, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

It's not as if the cat actually thinks about this. The only reason why cats do this is why babies whine and scream as well - just instinct. The more pathetic you sound, the more probable it is you will get your wish. Which is of course food, what else .

-_- I bet most of you read a few sentence in that link I gave you, you didn't get what is the research is about, they create a ' special sound ' , not meow.

[Chyros]

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 19:23, said:

Chyros, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:35, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

They need to fill doctorates in those areas too you know .

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:27, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

It's not as if the cat actually thinks about this. The only reason why cats do this is why babies whine and scream as well - just instinct. The more pathetic you sound, the more probable it is you will get your wish. Which is of course food, what else .

-_- I bet most of you read a few sentence in that link I gave you, you didn't get what is the research is about, they create a ' special sound ' , not meow.

No I did read the whole article, I just think it's too easy to exaggerate a cat's intelligence . The "special sound" is just a whine they mix in with purring - same thing as just whining really.

[TheDR]

On the topic of cats intelligence, my cat used to come into my room just as my alarm went off and not before because she didn't want to wake me up

[Slightly Wonky Robob]

Chyros, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:43, said:

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 19:23, said:

Chyros, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:35, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

They need to fill doctorates in those areas too you know .

Turian, on 14 Jul 2009, 18:27, said:

Bob, on 14 Jul 2009, 17:33, said:

All I can is... well duh

The difference between when my cat purrs and and purrs because he wants food is pretty distinctive, and I'm sure it's the same for most cat ownerers... and they needed to do research to find this out >_>

Did you actually read all of the article ? It says they create a sound vibration that makes you ' can't resist to their wish ', something like crying of your baby, you can't resist but give it the food or the attention it seeks

It's not as if the cat actually thinks about this. The only reason why cats do this is why babies whine and scream as well - just instinct. The more pathetic you sound, the more probable it is you will get your wish. Which is of course food, what else .

-_- I bet most of you read a few sentence in that link I gave you, you didn't get what is the research is about, they create a ' special sound ' , not meow.

No I did read the whole article, I just think it's too easy to exaggerate a cat's intelligence . The "special sound" is just a whine they mix in with purring - same thing as just whining really.

I read the whole thing, and like Chyros said, it is very much exaggerating. 1. This is just "natural" reaction for when they want food, they aren't consciously asking you for food, and 2. Just because they do it, doesn't mean they get the food. Our cat is already fat, if we fed him every time he wanted food, he wouldn't be able to fit through the door. |:

[Major Fuckup]

man i don't believe that what so ever the only way a cat has gotten me to feed it was when it jumped onto my face with its bowl in it mouth when i was sleeping
i am more worried about what is being said in the link below, than if cats can manipulate us humans

http://www.catswhoth...ss.com/kill.php

[Vaughan]

You damn slick kitties... All this time I just thought you were being cute. :(

~V.

[General]

Major Fuckup, on 20 Jul 2009, 9:05, said:

man i don't believe that what so ever the only way a cat has gotten me to feed it was when it jumped onto my face with its bowl in it mouth when i was sleeping
i am more worried about what is being said in the link below, than if cats can manipulate us humans

http://www.catswhoth...ss.com/kill.php

Bringing you dead animals This isn't a gift. It's a warning.

I laughed at that hard

About topic again ; I really do believe they manipulate us with their cuteness somehow, sitting and meowing there and getting their food, they actually don't need a special sound for that, just staring like innocent will be enough, bad thing is, I think they do it ' intentionally '

Edited by Turian, 21 July 2009 - 15:28.

[Ixonoclast]

This made me think of Lovecraft's cats from Ulthar...