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Another opportunity for a shameless plug of my website: https://ipkitten.com It simply serves you a random kitten GIF (some of which involve catnip) and provides your IP address alongside some other connection information. EDIT: The ARIN JSON endpoints have rate-limited me, so ISP information is currently unavailable.
How were they able to patent this? I've known for 20 years that catnip works as a mosquito repellent; there was a 2001 paper that showed that its essential oil, nepetalactone, was 10 times more effective than DEET[1]. Soon after this a variety of "natural mosquito repellent" products based on catnip appeared on the market. I've made homemade repellent myself by soaking catnip in alcohol and it works great, although i…
How were they able to patent this? I've known for 20 years that catnip works as a mosquito repellent; there was a 2001 paper that showed that its essential oil, nepetalactone, was 10 times more effective than DEET[1]. Soon after this a variety of "natural mosquito repellent" products based on catnip appeared on the market. I've made homemade repellent myself by soaking catnip in alcohol and it works great, although i…
Were you ever mobbed by cats while using? I could see that effect really freaking someone out who wasn't ready for it. Like a scene from Hitchcock's The Birds but cats.
Sounds like what Israel did but with rats for cats... in a different way hehe
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/concerning-cat-population-in...
Most cats, that is. 50-70% do not respond to catnip.
>Most cats, that is. 50-70% do not respond to catnip. Wouldn't that be the opposite of "most"?
Is the high similar to heroin/morphine etc in humans? Because if it is, then is catnip not addictive to a cat? What if a cat discovers whole fields of the stuff and decided to revel in it until death? It's unlikely but it could happen
What if a human discovers whole aisles of cheese and decided to relish in it until casomorphin overdose?
A timely article. I just put some silvervine powder in a paper bag and watched our kitties go mental, sticking their heads in, rolling around. Great fun.
> Our findings suggest instead that rolling is rather a functional behavior. People smoke weed all the time and it decreases violence. But that’s not why they do it. Chances are just as good that the insect repellant is just a nice side effect of these cats getting high, not the other way around.
I don't overdo it, I don't have olives very often in the fridge, and even then they maybe get a tiny piece once a week.
> Our findings suggest instead that rolling is rather a functional behavior. People smoke weed all the time and it decreases violence. But that’s not why they do it. Chances are just as good that the insect repellant is just a nice side effect of these cats getting high, not the other way around.
In evolution, couldn't it be that the trait of enjoying catnip made them more resilient to mosquitos and thus had a higher chance of surviving, or so?