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May 26, 2011 5:40 PM

Ever wonder what it'd be like to be carried around in a lion's mouth? Now through the wonders of technology (and a camera stealing big cat) you can experience it for yourself!
posted by quin (15 comments total)

Wasn't this:

A Siegfried and Roy episode?
A scene from Faces of Death?
posted by stormpooper at 5:47 PM on May 26, 2011

Kitty!
posted by The Potate at 5:49 PM on May 26, 2011

my cat's breath smells like cat food.
posted by roger ackroyd at 5:51 PM on May 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

Well, that's an incredible mix of adorable and terrifying that I didn't expect. If I'm ever mauled by a big cat I fully expect to make a noise that sounds like "AwwwwwwwwoWWW!"
posted by loquacious at 5:57 PM on May 26, 2011 [3 favorites]

viral marketing has come a long way.
posted by special-k at 6:10 PM on May 26, 2011 [3 favorites]

Alternatively, if the big cat is too terrifying, here is a smaller one being hugged by its mom. [warning: totally unrelated to main link, but stupidly cute]
posted by quin at 6:13 PM on May 26, 2011 [11 favorites]

the similarities to the ways in which my kitties play with an object and carry it around the house are just soooooo striking :)
posted by supermedusa at 6:13 PM on May 26, 2011

here is a smaller one being hugged by its mom.

So cute it should be listed on Schedule I.
posted by shivohum at 6:47 PM on May 26, 2011

The Name Brand camera just happened to covered in something that made the lion lick and bite it, and the authors just happened to find the Name Brand camera after the lion had carried it a significant distance away.

I know, I know, it's cool footage and all, but it's all just a little too perfect. I invoke the MeFi Hammer of Dubiety and the Perpetual Cloak of Snark!
posted by not_the_water at 7:10 PM on May 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

I'm surprised by how many bugs that lion had around it. Blegh.
posted by maryr at 7:32 PM on May 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

I just watched this video on my Samsung monitor, and I'm now leaving this comment using my Acer keyboard and Acer mouse. Great video!
posted by vidur at 7:41 PM on May 26, 2011 [6 favorites]

vidur: "I just watched this video on my Samsung monitor, and I'm now leaving this comment using my Acer keyboard and Acer mouse. Great video"

It's insightful commentary like this which keeps me coming back to the MetaFilter community web log where I always find the best of the web.
posted by idiopath at 7:59 PM on May 26, 2011 [4 favorites]

Am I supposed to believe this thing wasn't slathered with tuna juice before they left it behind?
posted by floam at 10:34 PM on May 26, 2011

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posted by w.fugawe at 4:06 AM on May 27, 2011

You're not the first person who has pondered this question.
posted by Fizz at 5:17 AM on May 27, 2011