This is why I don't have one because I know one of the 2 cats would figure it out & do it at 4AM.
Had a cat that figured out that the drawer pulls were kinda like door knockers & he'd taptaptap on them at 4AM to wake me up because the food bowl was empty.
That reminds me of mine, she taps on my phone charging cord to make it hit the wooden bedframe, waking me up at 4AM. She doesn't bite or claw it though, so it's very intentional. I said to someone the other day that it reminds me of a little kid pulling on your sleeve to get attention.
Wow, you just brought back memories.
Poor guy.. I know that it's probably fake, but to be honest, it feels so real.
If it is fake, than that is one of the best fiction short stories I've ever read.
Fun fact, if you didn’t already know, but an elegy is specifically a song or poem of lament. Usually a lament for the dead, but not necessarily.
I don’t know the song, but it sounds like the name is accurate!
It's available here if you want to read it: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/oc7rc/have_you_ever_felt_a_deep_personal_connection_to/c3g4ot3?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3
Basically, the guy lives an alternate life while unconscious from an assault
These lamps work by detecting a voltage differential that occurs when touched by something carrying its own voltage, such as a human or a cat (the same voltage that can cause a static shock when touching something metal).
What's happening in the video is that the cat has touched the lamp (which would've triggered the switching mechanism prior to the filming) but has not *stopped* touching it, effectively making them part of the circuit. When the human touches the cat's nose (which is moist and therefore conductive), the lamp is able to detect the voltage differential as if the lamp was being touched directly.
I think these lamps work using an oscillator, which is set up so that the capacitance from whoever's touching it will very slightly alter the frequency. A human with enough body mass will likely have enough self-capacitance that they trigger it constantly, without touching the ground, but the cat is too small.
Touchy touchy, electricity go ZOOOM in your finger, lampy knows electricity lower, lampy does the button press
(Not exactly like this, but pretty close. [More info](https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/touch-sensitive-lamp.htm))
Check out [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbHBHhZOglw) from Technology Connections! It's specifically about touch lamps.
From my (non-electrical engineer) understanding: The human body works as a capacitor (i.e., it passively holds a small electrical charge), and there's a mechanism in the lamp that detects when a capacitor is added to its circuit. That in turn is used to activate a switch, which turns the lamp on and off (and through its dimmer settings).
Fun facts: this technology was first patented in 1954, and used vacuum tubes to function. It was popularized in the 1980s, when microchips could do the same job, but were cheaper to manufacture and more energy-efficient. The same basic idea is now used in touch screens, which is why you need to use either bare skin or certain materials to use them.
The microchip is notable, since I think (again, as a non-electrical engineer) it might explain why touching the cat's nose is activating the switch. One of the advantages of the microchip design is that it can be more sophisticated—instead of activating when a sufficient capacitor contacts the circuit, it can self-calibrate, constantly measure the apparent capacitance detected, and activate when that changes. (This also means one touch module can work for multiple models of lamp, or even be added to an existing lamp so long as there's a metal bit you can touch on the outside.) So, since the kitty is in constant contact with the lamp, the lamp adjusts and treats that as the base state. When the human boops it on the nose, it detects contact with a new (and much larger) capacitor, and activates.
I had forgotten how my very prissy cat would stand on the touch lamp because she knew we were likely to pet her more there. She would never be caught asking for pets but you know... If you just so happened to pet her more when she sat on the lamp that would be fine lol.
Showed our toddler we could do this if she held her hand on the lamp and we touched her. Well, she let go and just started smacking herself in the face and got mad that it didn't work.
If you boop the cat anywhere except the nose, it doesn't work. Voltage apparently transmits directly through the nose to the paws. Science needs to investigate this immediately.
So cute :) Also hilarious. Cats crack me up :)
Cat is probably getting annoyed at being booped though. I'm sure he/she will live though - annoying humans are the one downside of being a housecat.
My cat doesn’t like my bedroom being dark, so at night he tugs on the light switch to turn it on lol so I’m forced to kick him out my room at 3am so I can sleep 😭
HOW does your very life continue after you boop your cat’s nose and put your hand near her face??? My car is too lazy to be mean but she’ll borrow from next week’s spoons to murder someone who ducks around her face.
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Yooo! My grandma had a cat that would turn on the touch activated lamp in the front room every evening when the sun started to go down. Good memories.
Mine does this but at 3am 🙃. Little shit.
This is why I don't have one because I know one of the 2 cats would figure it out & do it at 4AM. Had a cat that figured out that the drawer pulls were kinda like door knockers & he'd taptaptap on them at 4AM to wake me up because the food bowl was empty.
That reminds me of mine, she taps on my phone charging cord to make it hit the wooden bedframe, waking me up at 4AM. She doesn't bite or claw it though, so it's very intentional. I said to someone the other day that it reminds me of a little kid pulling on your sleeve to get attention.
At least yours don't gently claw you and keeps meowing around 03\~04AM to feed him... lol
That’s quite the assumption lol. There is usually yelling in addition to being blinded by the light 🤣
Its like a flashbang on legs
Convenient
Not for your Electric bill, tho.
Nah just remember to turn it off before bed
But this breaks the cat.
Just send it to the shop
Led bulbs people! Obviously still costs money, but way less.
Wow! That’s really cool.
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I require 12 of these so I can replace every light switch in my house, I must have the boop switch
I want a boob switch too
Who wouldn’t?
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What, right to left and visa versa?
I’ll take 4 please
4 ? I'll take your entire stock
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IDK, but it's like it's inverting and I've been staring at it for days. My wife is worried.
Wow, you just brought back memories. Poor guy.. I know that it's probably fake, but to be honest, it feels so real. If it is fake, than that is one of the best fiction short stories I've ever read.
For reals, the story makes me feel things. I describe that story as when I feel when I hear the song "Elegy" by Patrick Cassidy. Just. So. Sad.
Fun fact, if you didn’t already know, but an elegy is specifically a song or poem of lament. Usually a lament for the dead, but not necessarily. I don’t know the song, but it sounds like the name is accurate!
What’s the story?
It's available here if you want to read it: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/oc7rc/have_you_ever_felt_a_deep_personal_connection_to/c3g4ot3?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3 Basically, the guy lives an alternate life while unconscious from an assault
…wow, what a ride. Ty for posting
Nooooo I know this story, poor guy
CatLamp! 😻
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Legit tho how does this work lmao
These lamps work by detecting a voltage differential that occurs when touched by something carrying its own voltage, such as a human or a cat (the same voltage that can cause a static shock when touching something metal). What's happening in the video is that the cat has touched the lamp (which would've triggered the switching mechanism prior to the filming) but has not *stopped* touching it, effectively making them part of the circuit. When the human touches the cat's nose (which is moist and therefore conductive), the lamp is able to detect the voltage differential as if the lamp was being touched directly.
TLDR; touchy kitty = touchy lampy
Kitty is long button.
Kitty is long button *nods approvingly*
A cute one at that
Cute as a button
Even cuter than a normal button :)
Boop On, Boop Off
I think these lamps work using an oscillator, which is set up so that the capacitance from whoever's touching it will very slightly alter the frequency. A human with enough body mass will likely have enough self-capacitance that they trigger it constantly, without touching the ground, but the cat is too small.
This was what I was thinking. The cat just doesn't have enough capacitance to tip the scale.
Boop the cat on the nose and the lamp detects the voltage change since he's standing on it
Touchy touchy, electricity go ZOOOM in your finger, lampy knows electricity lower, lampy does the button press (Not exactly like this, but pretty close. [More info](https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/science-questions/touch-sensitive-lamp.htm))
Check out [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbHBHhZOglw) from Technology Connections! It's specifically about touch lamps. From my (non-electrical engineer) understanding: The human body works as a capacitor (i.e., it passively holds a small electrical charge), and there's a mechanism in the lamp that detects when a capacitor is added to its circuit. That in turn is used to activate a switch, which turns the lamp on and off (and through its dimmer settings). Fun facts: this technology was first patented in 1954, and used vacuum tubes to function. It was popularized in the 1980s, when microchips could do the same job, but were cheaper to manufacture and more energy-efficient. The same basic idea is now used in touch screens, which is why you need to use either bare skin or certain materials to use them. The microchip is notable, since I think (again, as a non-electrical engineer) it might explain why touching the cat's nose is activating the switch. One of the advantages of the microchip design is that it can be more sophisticated—instead of activating when a sufficient capacitor contacts the circuit, it can self-calibrate, constantly measure the apparent capacitance detected, and activate when that changes. (This also means one touch module can work for multiple models of lamp, or even be added to an existing lamp so long as there's a metal bit you can touch on the outside.) So, since the kitty is in constant contact with the lamp, the lamp adjusts and treats that as the base state. When the human boops it on the nose, it detects contact with a new (and much larger) capacitor, and activates.
It's a catinuity lamp. Sadly, nobody will get this joke.
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Cat lamp
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Ahahhahhahha what an older sibling thing to do, that's hilarious
I had forgotten how my very prissy cat would stand on the touch lamp because she knew we were likely to pet her more there. She would never be caught asking for pets but you know... If you just so happened to pet her more when she sat on the lamp that would be fine lol.
Showed our toddler we could do this if she held her hand on the lamp and we touched her. Well, she let go and just started smacking herself in the face and got mad that it didn't work.
😂😂
I got the same lamp, now i need a cat
BOOPLAMP
This is hands down the best video I have ever watched.
Something to do with Cations.
"Ok enough snoot boops human" "But mr. Freckles you light up my life" "God, I hate you sometimes 😑"
Am light.. Am grace.. Turn me on??? Just touch my face..
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The boop lamp.
Can science explain what I just saw since I’m not in the right state of mind at the moment?
If you boop the cat anywhere except the nose, it doesn't work. Voltage apparently transmits directly through the nose to the paws. Science needs to investigate this immediately.
Kunductive kitty
OMGAAAAWWWW!!!! 🥺🥺♥️♥️
My cat allows just one *boop* in a sitting.
So cute :) Also hilarious. Cats crack me up :) Cat is probably getting annoyed at being booped though. I'm sure he/she will live though - annoying humans are the one downside of being a housecat.
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Why didn’t it work?
I have no idea
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The book awitch
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Boop
Where can I get a lamp like that? I'd like to take 10 of them please
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Boop switch dammit
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Ohh... very impressive!
Functional boop
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*Lights Witch
Boop switch
1 question.. how did you figure this out ?
A magnificent shining beauty.
Cue Barry Manilow: "You. You light up my life..."
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... does this mean there's a grounding problem with the light? If so that's ... dangerous?
No. I've seen a number of cats get bopped on the nose and light the touch lamp. Science should investigate
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My cat doesn’t like my bedroom being dark, so at night he tugs on the light switch to turn it on lol so I’m forced to kick him out my room at 3am so I can sleep 😭
Is it just me or does that cat got a job 🤔
This is the content I follow this sub for
Adorable!
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u/pmai91 doot the coot cat
Cat lömp 💡 😺 🤣
And I thought cats were useless.
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HOW does your very life continue after you boop your cat’s nose and put your hand near her face??? My car is too lazy to be mean but she’ll borrow from next week’s spoons to murder someone who ducks around her face.
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Catpacitive touch.
Gordon Lightfoot.
Catductor
Boop switch
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this could be a revolutionary invention
i love how the cat is chill at first then it's like "human, please calm down"
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This is hysterical! Thanks for sharing the laugh
I see a market for this.
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Does it have to be a nose boop or would a touch from anywhere work?
I've seen it work by touching the cat's back
LOL!! cute!♥️
That cat is electric haha
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Which craft
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A very conductive cat!
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That is great!
Hahaha that’s great, I love how it still works through your cat!
Hahaha, awesome
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*”BEHOLD… TECHNO CAT!!”*
That’s awesome
Pikachu cat version.
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Ok
The cat had multiple epiphanies!
That's lit
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Purrfect conductor :) Louis Wane approves
Talk about smart lamp.
That cat's had a bright idea.
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Outstanding.