Comments on: Zelda the kitten plays with the iPad

By: zombiebob

zombiebob — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:41:00 +0000

A friend is staying with me with her dog. I now realize even more why cats are so much more awesome than dogs, and this vid has further clinched it.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 09:12:00 +0000

Interesting… but I can still guarantee that a cat can’t scratch whatever glass they use :)

By: famousringo

famousringo — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 19:07:00 +0000

This game is also pretty fun for six month old humans.

By: Chris S

Chris S — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:26:00 +0000

…and the video is cut off as Zelda gains access to the rest of the system.

Even kittehs want root.

By: Kimmo

Kimmo — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:14:00 +0000

Yep.

As far as I’m concerned, this is a killer app for both.

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 04:05:00 +0000

Actually, no one knows whether gorilla glass is used in iPads.

http://home.howstuffworks.com/gorilla-glass-used-in-an-ipad1.htm

But presumably, if it were, Apple would say.

By: WE USARE

WE USARE — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:21:00 +0000

The child in this video is quite well spoken, and holds a healthy suspicion of consumer products. Good job, parents.

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:03:00 +0000

It’s actually impossible for a cat to “shred” or even just scratch a glass screen because glass – even besides the extra-special glass used in device screens – is harder than most common things (even many rocks). Check out the Mohs scale of mineral hardness.

From what I can determine from a quick search, nothing fingernail or claw-like can exceed approximately a 3 on that scale. The standard hardness for glass is considered 5.5, and “Gorilla glass” and other high-tech glasses used in iPads and the like are about a 7, if not harder. Not impossible to scratch – quartz sand grains (also about a 7) may be able to – but very difficult. From what I can tell it sounds like the glass in the iPad screen should even be able to stand a cat jumping from height right onto it.

By: chaopoiesis

chaopoiesis — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:59:00 +0000

B. F. Skinner is smiling in Heaven.

By: Chuk

Chuk — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:41:00 +0000

My daughter was playing this game with our cat and the cat played along. Then a couple of days later, the cat turned on the Playstation 3…if I get a credit card bill for her WoW account she’s in trouble.

By: SedanChair

SedanChair — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:48:00 +0000

You sound like Rick Steves

By: semiotix

semiotix — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:44:00 +0000

KID: Do you think that they actually have cats play this, or… usually not?
MOM: Yeah, it’s for cats.
KID: Do you think it actually is, or it’s just a joke?
DAD: No, it really is for cats.
KID: Wow.

I feel like I could teach a whole scriptwriting class around this beautifully naturalistic dialogue. Of course, they actually are speaking extemporaneously, which is cheating.

By: RandyRandy

RandyRandy — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:32:00 +0000

My cat loves to chase glowing lights (and an amatuer UFOlogist) and would probably freak out over this game. However, she is also a highly skilled yard assassin and a stone cold killer of all things cute and defenseless. I’m a little uneasy at the prospect of her shredding the living crap out of my screen. There is a disclaimer on the “Games for Cats” website, so it makes me think it’s probably a bad idea to turn my expensive glow toy over to her to mangle. Please talk me out of doing this…must. resist. urge. to. see. cat. being. cute. Help!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:32:00 +0000

OK, I’m gonna get an iPad now. And a cat.

By: DeepNorth

DeepNorth — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:27:00 +0000

The most exciting cat mobile trend is full Qwerty keyboards. I’m sorry, it really is. I’m not making this up.