Originally published at: Science fair: "Does your cat's butthole really touch all the surfaces in your home?" | Boing Boing
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“…but there were smears of lipstick on soft surfaces like the bed.”
My cat is currently lounging on my bed.
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kids dad, “yeah it’s-it’s from the cat!” Mom quickly takes sheets off bed!
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If this kid’s future romantic interest ever gets a letter marked SWAK they might want to put on rubber gloves before handling it.
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“What on Earth are you doing with my good lipstick?!?!?”
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As a person living with many cats, I can report that cats do sometimes touch humans with their butthole.
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He ran his experiment by putting a non-toxic lipstick on his cats’ anuses . . .
Our future is secure with young leaders like this. Can’t wait for the first Ted Talk.
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Brings a (w)hole new meaning to “pucker up.”
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Non-toxic lipstick?
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I’m sure that the Joker is probably the source of most toxic lipstick.
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My first thought was River Song:
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Someone needs to nominate this young researcher for an IgNobel award. This awesome research definitely meets the criteria of “…seem bizarre at first glance, but are highly relevant for business and progress.” ref.
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Now what about dog buttholes?
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oh, the memories
edit: I wonder if the results would be any different using uv reactive lipstick and a blacklight
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And people say the US education system doesn’t take STEM seriously enough.
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Conclusion: cats with medium and long hair are apparently more fastidious about keeping themselves clean
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Not tested on animals. Until now.
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Quite possibly. Also, perhaps the kid applied the lipstick differently on the ‘hairy’ cats? (Less and/or more gingerly applied lipstick in an effort to avoid the hair 'round the buttholes? Was there any mention anywhere of his methodology?)
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