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January 4, 2020 10:08 PM

From the BBC: “9 hours relaxing sounds of cat hoovering around Christmas tree and presents”
posted by Going To Maine (17 comments total)

Oh hell yes. Best of the web right here.
posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear at 10:10 PM on January 4, 2020 [4 favorites]

You oughta be in pictures,
You're wonderful to see,
You oughta be in pictures,
Oh what a hit you would be!
Your voice would thrill a nation
🎬🎞️
posted by clavdivs at 1:11 AM on January 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Achewood did cats on roombas sixteen years ago...
posted by Segundus at 2:28 AM on January 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Roombas existed sixteen years ago?!

Roombas existed sixteen years ago.
posted by Vesihiisi at 3:04 AM on January 5, 2020 [6 favorites]

Since 2002.

We bought a Roomba a few weeks ago. So far the cats don't want to get anywhere near it. I am disappoint.
posted by briank at 6:24 AM on January 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

Have you tried getting them in a shark suit first?
posted by ricochet biscuit at 6:30 AM on January 5, 2020 [6 favorites]

We bought a Roomba 4 months ago. No idea how the cat will like it, we haven't been able to clear the floor enough to use it in all that time. Messy people problems.
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 7:45 AM on January 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Never seen Hoover as a verb before; at first I read it as hovering and was hoping to see a floating cat.
posted by octothorpe at 7:53 AM on January 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

I think it’s pretty strictly a British expression; they use it where Americans would say “vacuuming.”
posted by holborne at 8:20 AM on January 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

That is an incredibly quiet vacuum. I had an original roomba and it was quite loud. I'd be interested in an automated vacuum at that decibel level. Anyone know what model that is?
posted by WacoKid at 9:18 AM on January 5, 2020

WacoKid, I can't identify it, but I have a Eufy that's about this level of noise? Certainly on the quieter end of things, going by Amazon reviews.

Anyway, this is exactly the kind of white noise I work best to, sincere thanks for this, the greatest thing humanity has ever created.
posted by kalimac at 9:22 AM on January 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

I have no idea how the BBC got their cat sat onto their Roomba, or why.
posted by nathan_teske at 9:50 AM on January 5, 2020 [3 favorites]

at first I read it as hovering and was hoping to see a floating cat.

It is 2020 and I demand to see hovercats. Surely they should have been invented by now.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 11:45 AM on January 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

It is 2020 and I demand to see hovercats. Surely they should have been invented by now.

Here you go!
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 12:09 PM on January 5, 2020 [2 favorites]

Still a better love story than Twilight
posted by CynicalKnight at 8:34 PM on January 5, 2020 [1 favorite]

I used to have a Roomba but I got rid of it.

It was just gathering dust.
posted by Umami Dearest at 10:50 PM on January 5, 2020 [6 favorites]

i had one but the time spent cleaning the stuff out of the roomba felt like i couldve just swept instead... it was like 2005 tho so maybe theyre better now? also my cats were not interested so truly what was the point :(
posted by emirenic at 3:30 PM on January 11, 2020