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[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 58 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If you haven't seen this commercial from an eon ago: https://youtu.be/Z8yW5cyXXRc

[–] HEXN3T@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 months ago

The government shoots down anyone who does this

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Stop giving epilepsy spoilers!

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 47 points 6 months ago (1 children)

This joke is so old it owns a home.

Ba dum tss.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 10 points 6 months ago

so its like on its late 50s?

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 39 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Neither is falling when connected to the generator. That's nature's cruel joke; the cat-bread dynamo is limitless energy but it can never be harnessed.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

It could perhaps turns a fan due to the air current it generates by spinning?

[–] TaviRider@reddthat.com 30 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There’s a fatal flaw in the premise. It is impossible to fasten something to a cat.

Even if it were, attaching it to the generator prevents the cat-bread from falling, thus canceling the motion.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago (1 children)

nope. The cat would land on its feet, then instantly roll around to spread the butter on your carpet.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 6 months ago

In that case you can use it as a spreader. Great success

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 months ago
[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm concerned about how the generator is connected to that poor cat

[–] GregorTacTac@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

My first thought as well. No straps, just straight into the cat's arse.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

Where are you attaching that shaft?! Poor cat!

[–] therealjcdenton@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 months ago

Problem engineers?

[–] andrewth09@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

Who else thought that was an Arduino?

[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Except that's the engine part of the generator, which is the part that spins the alternator, which is the part that generates electricity.

So you're just attaching a make spinny part to another make spinny part, which cancel each other out so the cat just remains stationary as long as the engine runs, creating zero electricity.

[–] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Cat-bread would keep rotating ~~and never falls~~ as it falls to the ground

[–] bananabenana@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

The Omelas generator

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

This brings up some interesting moral questions