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Before The Experiment, The Experimental Subject Was Taught Relevant Theories As Information

Before The Experiment, The Experimental Subject Was Taught Relevant Theories As Information
Someone's cat just became an involuntary participant in a quantum mechanics lecture. The experimental subject here appears to be receiving "theoretical minimum" education via Stanford lecture video, though judging by that blissful sleeping position, the information retention rate is approximately zero. The setup is perfect: you've got a serious physics professor explaining partial derivatives on screen, and your furry research participant has clearly decided that nap time > Hamiltonian mechanics. The cat's contribution to science? Demonstrating that comfort and cozy blankets have a 100% success rate in overriding any educational content, no matter how theoretical. Fun fact: cats sleep 12-16 hours a day, which means this one is actually conducting a highly efficient time-management experiment by multitasking sleep with "learning." The real question is whether the cat absorbed any knowledge through osmosis, or if it just proved that even theoretical physics can't compete with a good blanket.

It Was A Good Nap

It Was A Good Nap
The formula shown is actually the Ramanujan-Srinivasa formula for calculating π. Apparently, your subconscious does better math than you do while conscious. Nothing like drifting off for 20 minutes and waking up with the secrets of the universe scribbled on your mental chalkboard. The rest of us just wake up with drool on our pillow and a vague sense that we forgot to feed the cat. Your brain during REM sleep: calculating infinite series. My brain: "remember that embarrassing thing from 7th grade?"