Meowbify cheers up any webpage :)

[ocean59]

Need to switch away from the entirely normal for a moment? Enter any URL into _http://meowbify.com/ and every image on the page will turn into a random cat picture or animated gif.

I couldn't help myself and loaded up SOTT.net with a friend a week ago. It was probably the most I've laughed while reading serious headlines in awhile (if you scroll down past the Best of Webs you'll see what I mean). Especially when we found two headlines actually about cats, but now with their own cat images, heheh.

Anyhow, if you need to stop and have a quick silly moment in your day today, this may help. :)

edit: Quick example when I just loaded it, for understanding: Headline reads "In Secret War in Iran, Some Rules Restrain the Mossad?" and is followed by an animated .gif of a cat reading "The Art of Military Strategy." If you don't like what you get, you can always reload for another random arrangement of different photos. ;)

 

[ocean59]

Pretty randomly, I just came across the following (well-sourced) article, which I will offer up for SOTT inclusion consideration (Don't Panic, Lighten Up!): _http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/08/08/158418566/internets-cat-obsession-justifies-itself-in-cancer-ward

We're not sure it's ever been studied, but we're willing to bet that the glut of cute animal photos on the Internet is a testament to their soothing effect on the human mind.

So imagine you're a cat lover who can't see your own cat because you're in an isolated hospital ward for an unknown duration. Sure, you could look at cat photos on your computer, but maybe you get tired of staring at the screen.

Imagine, then, a private four-hour screening of thousands of cat photos sent in by strangers projected on sheets draped over your bed. You lie back, relax, and watch the cats flash above you; there's even a purring sound to bring them alive.


This "cat immersion project" unfolded in Maga Barzallo Sockemtickem's room just a few weeks ago through an art project at Seattle Children's Hospital. Barzallo Sockemtickem, 16, is receiving treatment for graft-versus-host disease, an affliction that can occur after bone marrow transplants. She had a transplant in November 2011 after being diagnosed a year earlier with acute myeloid leukemia.

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Visually oriented learners can jump straight to the video here: http://youtu.be/AIlHxYTqbf4