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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's the only planet that has cats

Prove it

[–] hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Honestly. What are the chances that in the entire universe, there is no ecosystem that has led to the evolution of an organism indistinguishable from our Earth cats?

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We havent found a second one that supports life long term. Unless they're all getting filtered after life occurs and we just weren't looking when it happened: they probably are not.

Crabs though...

[–] hazl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think we're capable of looking very far afield, to be fair. Space is pretty big. I read that somewhere.

All the answers here are pretty fucking grim.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only planet we know of that has cats

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I reckon there is an all cat planet. Maybe even one where cats have domesticated filthy humans

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Let's hope so

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Also the only planet that has parasitic wasps 😐

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Not as adorable as cats, but still worth a couple points–I guess.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

They're a little cute–not enough to ever be in the same sentence as a cat.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but they're just not as adorable as cats. I don't think anything is. I cannot understand your irrational love of parasitic wasps.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I have an irrational hate for parasitic wasps

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Then why the fuck do you think they're more adorable than cats!?

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I meant I don't think they're even a little cute :3

[–] primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But still cuter than cats? You're an awful person.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, cats are very cute. We might be hitting some language barrier

That must be it. English doesnt really have simple ways to equate the cuteness of kitties and parasitic wasps such that kitties aren't obviously better.

[–] atk007@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's the only planet that has cats

Yet.

I am pretty sure we will get space cats as soon as space travel is normalized for everyday people.

I'm now imagining a cat astronaut ~~jumping~~ napping on the moon.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

That we know of:

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is also a strong protection against invasion from aliens. (There was a manga about this but I can't find it anymore.)

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

True, this is also why Minecraft creepers, which are inspired by aliens, run away from cats.

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are? Isn't it just a failed pig? https://minecraft.wiki/w/Creeper#History

Also, the aliens don't run away from the cats. They're overwhelmed by the cats' cuteness.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

More specifically they are pigs with the body axis flipped.

But so are aliens:

https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tellarite

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

[citation needed]

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 week ago

Wait, you telling me you think cats don't just go to a random planet & decide they now live there??

That doesn't seem like (physics-non-abiding) cat behaviour at all.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

honestly, my cats are a big anchor for my mental health hehehehe

This is Kzinti erasure.

[–] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I want this as a poster for my office

Edit: found the artist's site: https://moonariesillo.com/en-us

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

But it's also the only planet that has humans, ew.

[–] ooterness@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago