r/BeAmazed • u/CG_17_LIFE • Jul 09 '24

Science You should know;

Credit: thefeedski (On Instagram)

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u/WillyDAFISH Jul 09 '24

To be fair, cats do sleep like over 15 hours a day. While they do move around a little while they sleep it's typically not too much

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u/fifabreeze Jul 09 '24

Yeah, but the point is to test how they react when they are awake... so being asleep wouldn't help the experiment much

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u/Kuuchuu Jul 09 '24

Just put some tape in the shape of a square in the middle of the MRI machine and they'll sit right in it.

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u/fifabreeze Jul 09 '24

that or a small parcel would work

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u/NamelessSquirrel Jul 09 '24

Or a computer keyboard

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u/zhaDeth Jul 10 '24

cardboard box

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u/ariesmartian Jul 10 '24

“Wow, every single cat lights up with serotonin when it enters the square!”

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u/WillyDAFISH Jul 09 '24

ohhh I didn't realize they needed to be awake

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u/Pottyshooter Jul 09 '24

Good fishy.

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u/XepptizZ Jul 09 '24

So just crack the curtains just enough for the sun to shine a spot in the mri machine

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u/GordOfTheMountain Jul 09 '24

Throw a shallow cardboard box in there

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u/SaiHottariNSFW Jul 09 '24

From what I've seen, you could literally just paint a square on the bed.

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u/Martysghost Jul 09 '24

My mum's cat lasted all to 19/20 yrs old we had to check for a pulse every so often.  One of the few animals we've had I think was completely ready to go when it happened.

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u/FloppY_ Jul 09 '24

We would have to scan only deaf cats. MRIs are loud.