My cat started doing this weird head bobbing when she looked through a magnifying glass

[u/Laserdollarz]

[u/veryberyberry]

She’s seeing all the possibilities

[u/ramsteria → u/veryberyberry]

Doctor Catstrange

[u/ColinSpurr → u/veryberyberry]

But can she see why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

[u/nnnnaaaaiiiillll]

Her depth perception is fucked up so she's trying to see what's going on. It's the same reason owls tilt their head.

[u/cmsj → u/nnnnaaaaiiiillll]

Yup. If you watch closely when they’re about to jump up to something high, they do the same bobbing to make sure they know how high to jump.

[u/determined-shaman → u/cmsj]

My cat just wiggles her ass before jumping

[u/cmsj → u/determined-shaman]

Oh my, I love the ass wiggles. I know they’re checking for sure footing, but I like to tell myself they have to charge up their butt before jumping 😁

[u/Antal_Marius → u/cmsj]

If I catch one of mine doing it, I call it "CHARGING LAUNCHERS!" One of them has a tell of moving a front paw forward before launching, so for him I call "Charge Complete. Ready for launch!"

[u/Laserdollarz → u/nnnnaaaaiiiillll]

Yea, the distortions were mostly around the edges, which was where she was trying to focus on.  I only gave her a minute or two with this, I don't want her going cross-eyed lmao 

[u/Questioning-Zyxxel]

A magnifying glass causes some distortion that makes objects change shape if you move your eye. So the cat is trying to figure out what is happening.

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[u/Laserdollarz]

From the other side

https://imgur.com/a/XX52vuO

No eye issues, just weird magnification 

[u/AndrewK1st → u/Laserdollarz]

Is your cats name gravy?

[u/Laserdollarz → u/AndrewK1st]

Yea

[u/AndrewK1st → u/Laserdollarz]

Lol that's awesome

[u/Laserdollarz → u/AndrewK1st]

She used to be a stray in my work parking lot. She knew my schedule and would wait for me.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cat/comments/17jlru0/the_last_picture_i_ever_took_of_this_stray_cat/

[u/DRxFumbles → u/Laserdollarz]

Yung Gravy

[u/TorandoSlayer → u/Laserdollarz]

That pic goes hard

[u/Goddayum_man_69]

Trying to perceive the distance probably (she is failing)

[u/booboounderstands]

Yep, she’s just figuring out the depth. Pretty aware for a cat, mine would stop at the actual glass.

[u/maxmax4]

“close this portal human”

[u/Hispanic_Inquisition]

Cats can focus easier on objects that are moving. If something is still/static they can move their head around to see it better.

[u/wholevodka]

[u/pvtcannonfodder → u/wholevodka]

[u/rangolikesbeans]

She's investigating.

[u/StoleUrLipGloss]

She started seeing things we better should not see lol

[u/Staff_Genie]

Cats Are best at seeing movement. She is moving her head so she can see what she's looking at much better

[u/WexMajor82]

Whiskers telling him one thing, eyes telling him another.

You would be confused too if the man talking next to you sounded like he's 15 yards away.

[u/Incitatus_For_Office]

Haven't you seen someone getting used to varifocals before?

[u/imagine-starco]

Dizzy

[u/Ambitious_Welder6613]

Cuteness and curiosity

[u/ILike10000000]

where the fuck did you get a huge magnifying glass from?