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Friday, June 5, 2009

Life "Blender Defender"

Posted by David Schmader on Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 2:25 PM

How one man taught his cat a valuable lesson with a motion-detector-rigged blender.

Thank you, MetaFilter.

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I swear this never stops being funny. Thanks for reminding me of it.

Posted by EJ on June 5, 2009 at 2:49 PM

Oh god, this is the first time in a while I've laughed so hard I've cried.

Posted by arts&letters on June 5, 2009 at 3:00 PM

That goes in the favorite folder. Thank you Schmader.

Posted by Enigma

on June 5, 2009 at 3:13 PM

The project cost at the bottom reads like a Priceless Visa commercial. l:p

Posted by notaMORRISthecatad on June 5, 2009 at 3:18 PM

I cant stop watching and laughing, Thank you so much!

Posted by Tina on June 5, 2009 at 3:18 PM

Not the slightest bit funny. And his plant is ugly, too.

Posted by crazycatguy on June 5, 2009 at 4:18 PM

I'm with #6. This "inventor" seems like a bit of an asshole, as do most of the people posting on his site.

Posted by catsnbanjos on June 5, 2009 at 4:21 PM

Whew! I was half expecting the cat to end up IN the blender.

Posted by Reverse Polarity on June 5, 2009 at 4:39 PM

The video is amusing, but it doesn't seem to be teaching the cat much - it keeps getting back on the counter. I've had pretty good luck with a piece of newspaper just over the counter edge with several empty aluminum cans just barely balanced. Cat jumps up, catches the newspaper, and pulls a half-dozen aluminum cans noisily down. I don't recommend leaving the trap in place at night unless you have rubber sheets on your bed, though.

"WTF was THAT?!!!"

Posted by Geni on June 5, 2009 at 4:44 PM

There is a great commercial alternative, though it has an unfortunate name: the Scat Mat. It has successfully taught my kitty to avoid a piece of furniture AT ALL COSTS.

Posted by dc.al.coda on June 5, 2009 at 5:03 PM

Funny until the cat steals the breath of it's owner the next night. THEN we'll see who's left laughing.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on June 6, 2009 at 6:47 AM

The last video, where the cat flips out and runs up the wall around the sink, is the best one. I've seen it loop probably fifty times now and I still can't drink anything while I'm watching that.

Posted by Greg on June 6, 2009 at 7:45 AM