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PHOTO OP: Playing in the Dirt
Analysts: Cat’s Fort Is Impenetrable
Security analysts at the University of Texas have reviewed the construction of Jinx’s pillow and sheet fort, and rated it an A+.
“It’s virtually impenetrable,” Dr. Geoffrey Zucker tells The Fluffington Post. “There’s no way you’re getting in there. And we know a thing or two about forts here in Texas. You know, because of the Alamo.”
The rating is based on a number of factors, including layout, materials, and overall visibility of entrances, exits and weak points.
“I’ve been reviewing the thing for 12 days, and I still have no idea how to get in or out,” says Dr. Lisa Childress, another UT analyst who concurred with the team’s rating. “That s**t is air tight,” she added.
via attigrib
PHOTO OP: Pleased
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Study: Cats Prefer Eating Paper Books to eBooks
Score another win for traditional paper books. As ebook sales slip and the number of independent bookstores continues to rise, many in the publishing industry say the death of the traditional printed book has been wildly exaggerated.
A new study from researchers at the Association of Independent Book Publishers adds yet another piece of good news for fans of the printed word. The study found that cats prefer to eat traditional paper books to electronic books by an almost 8-to-1 margin.
“We found that cats just don’t like the taste or the ‘mouth feel’ of e-readers,” said study author Taryn Steiner. “We did find that cats prefer e-readers for other reasons – namely for sitting on – but that likely won’t impact for individual e-book sales in any positive way.”
Further study is still needed to determine how feline attitudes toward book formats affect sales.
Via mr_oliver_cat.
PHOTO OP: Meet Your Maker
Via felix_cool_world.