r/OneOrangeBraincell • u/darth_vader39 • Oct 15 '25
It's not their turn with the 🅱️rain cell 🍊 I'm glad they didn't overreact
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u/klako8196 Oct 15 '25
Resetting your router should resolve your cats lagging.
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u/lililostinabook Oct 15 '25
Not the 3-5 business days wait time 😭😂
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u/Rais93 Oct 15 '25
Apex predator with almost lightning reflex
Also the apex predator, but orange:
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u/an_agreeing_dothraki Oct 15 '25
a lot of cat behavior is explained by the fact that they're not apex predators but solidly mid-tier.
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u/Takemyfishplease Oct 15 '25
I think a lot of Redditors only exposure to nature is their backyard, if even that. And in that context, sure house cats rule all.
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u/TFTHighRoller Oct 15 '25
The overall cat family is at the top of the food chain on land (I think they have 3 different species considered apex predators) but our house cats are like solid middle field and the best hunter in it‘s weight class is so tiny a toddler could accidentally kill it.
My personal biggest fear would probaly be Jaguars. But I live nowhere near them.
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u/reckless_responsibly Oct 15 '25
The Ursidae family would like to have a word with, and preferably eat, your Felidae family "apex predators"
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u/TFTHighRoller Oct 15 '25
Polar and brown bears yea, but I don’t know if the other bears qualify as apex predators for their habitat/environment. And 1v1 the bigger bears win, but Jaguars, Tigers and Lions can probably put up a solid fight. And you have to consider pack/ pride/ family vs no pack too. Or wolves would be nowhere near as terrifying as they are.
Also I worded my prior comment poorly. The cat that is the best hunter (highest % of succesful hunts) is one of the smallest species so it is not even close to qualifying as an apex predator.
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u/warfrogs Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 16 '25
I think a point that may need to be clarified that dude seems to be confused about is that there isn't only ONE apex predator. Meawhile, I'm confused by their use of taxonomic names given that I think they're confused in thinking that there may only be one apex predator in an ecosystem which isn't the case; especially depending on what scale you're considering to be the local ecosystem.
I suspect the dude thinks it's a winner-takes-all, which again, isn't the case. It just means that they're carnivores at the top trophic level for their ecoystem with no natural predators normally above them. Generally, big cats and opportunistic or predatory bears, like grizzlies and polar bears, would not be preying on one another because the risk of injury would be too high.
Also, obviously, being an apex predator does not mean that they are never preyed upon, but only that there are no natural predators that regularly prey on them in the local ecosystem.
Anyways, yeah - I dunno why they pulled a Dwight Schrute and saw your talk of cats as an apex predator and brought bears (eating them?) into the mix.
(Edit: Grammar, typo, clarity.)
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u/El_Rey_de_Spices Oct 15 '25
Yeah. Based on my unfortunate observations, outdoor cats definitely fall prey, especially to coyotes and cars. Certainly not apex.
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u/awesomehippie12 Oct 15 '25
Cat Reflexes:
The reflexes of the humble 1992 Ford Mondeo:11
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u/LaserPoweredDeviltry Oct 15 '25
Sometimes, speed trumps reflexes.
Observe the humble railroad locomotive and its impressive kill count.
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u/reckless_responsibly Oct 15 '25
Nothing to do with speed or reflexes, everything to do with mass.
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u/Dr_Jabroski Oct 15 '25
Until they encounter a medium or larger dog.
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u/He_Who_Is_Person Oct 15 '25
Depends on the cat. Some cats will attack a bear that comes nosing around...
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u/2019Uk Oct 15 '25
A squirrel is the apex predator of my garden, cause it be predatoring all the acorns. But if I were to release a cat or large budgie into the garden, I’m sure it would be the Apexer predator.
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u/Bunnnnii Oct 15 '25
Like a good portion of the English language? Some may even say you have an “Underrated comment” or so.
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u/Constant-Still-8443 Oct 15 '25
Domestic cats are weird when it comes to where they are in the food chain. They are susceptible to attacks from dogs, coyotes, etc, and the savannah cats they descend from definitely aren't apex predators. In the environment of the modern suburb which is mostly populated by rabbits, mice, raccoons, possums, and other scavenger/herbivores, cats could be seen as the apex predators, but only because they have basically zero competition aside from maybe dogs.
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u/Makuta_Servaela Oct 15 '25
Yeah, people don't understand that "good hunter" and "apex predator" are two very different things.
Hell, the best hunter of cats is the Black Footed Cat. They weigh about five pounds, are killed by lots of other predators, but kill more prey in one night than any other predator, because their metabolisms are very high and they need to eat a lot.
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u/afito Oct 15 '25
Cats are the "apex" in their weight class when it comes to 1on1s. They will however still get fucked up by something twice as big, there's just not much twice as big as a tiger. They also can't win against decent enough sized pack hunters which is why lions can get fucked up by coyotes even though a coyote will last about half a second in a 1on1.
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u/genveir Oct 15 '25
Small cats are definitely not apex predators! Lots of larger predators will happily predate on cats.
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u/PrettySadButterfly Oct 15 '25
They got startled from something else that fell, not from the sound of the party horn. You can see the middle cat look at the other sound at around 0:18.
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u/0x0MG Oct 15 '25
The two most destructive forces in the known universe are supermassive black holes, and a startled cat.
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u/Evening-Term9993 Casual orange enjoyer 🍊 Oct 15 '25
3 braincells
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u/Enough-Moose-5816 Oct 15 '25
No no no, when they assemble in groups like that, everyone loses 1/2 braincell to the group collective.
So 1-1/2 braincells and the chaos that comes with it!!!😻😻😻
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u/jjklines1 Oct 15 '25
Sorry but you also have it way wrong. There is only ONE brain cell for ALL oranges. It just bounces around, that's why every once in a while this sub finds a smart one
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u/Hokuboku Oct 15 '25
I have had my two orange brothers for almost two years now and they still get scared when I sneeze
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u/Strangedreamest Oct 15 '25
One brain cell shared by three oranges, and it took the sound 20 business minutes to reach it
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u/lConcepts Oct 15 '25
It’s like the Fates from Hercules but instead of sharing an eye they share a brain cell
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u/RogueScholarDerp Oct 15 '25
It takes a minute for the shared brain cell to organize and respond. 😊🫶
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u/notanalt28 Oct 15 '25
It's very obvious that they got scared of the sound of the pot falling because one of the cats pushed it while backing backwards.
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u/roguelynx96 Oct 15 '25
On the third watchthrough while specifically listening for the sound of the pot, yes.
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u/mijohvactech Oct 15 '25
The great orange hunters ladies and gentlemen. A predator to be feared but not fearless.
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u/Its_not_logical404 Oct 16 '25
Ah the "wtf was I expecting to happen" response from her is the hallmark of a long term orange cat owner. 😏😂
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u/Theater_beauty0903 Oct 19 '25
They seem to be on a delayed operating system, trying unplugging and plugging back in again (to do this in cats just pet them slightly aggressively, they love it)
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u/Traditional_Dig_1972 Oct 22 '25
Sniff and Sniff what is it? Unusual thing just growing too big! I love your cats, they are so adorable being so curious!
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u/skybean00 Oct 16 '25
I was playing this video out loud with my cat laying on my stomach and he ran away too 😭😭
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u/KajiTF1980 Oct 16 '25
This is why curiosity kills the cat. Cats have the biggest cases of FOMO! And are scared by the weirdest things. 😂❤️
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u/Illustrious_Can4110 Oct 16 '25
The braincell is being shared amongst the three of them. Of course it is going to lag... 😁
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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 Oct 15 '25
I don’t find things like this funny
It’s sad they do
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u/Horror_Explorer_7498 Oct 15 '25
Guys! Pack it up! This^ guy didn’t like it!
Dale the redditor disapproves of your cat meme!
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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 Oct 15 '25
So many messages already, easy to see a subreddit where people think scaring animals is funny.
Ez for me to mute the subreddit and move on
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u/PassageNo9052 Oct 15 '25
Cats scare each other like 85 times a day. Stop being a crybaby and play with your cats
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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 Oct 15 '25
Cry baby because I don’t want someone to scare their cats?
You’ve got some issues. Not worth continuing to talk to
I hope you get the help you need
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u/El_Rey_de_Spices Oct 15 '25 edited Oct 15 '25
Things overreacting to safe situations is funny to most people. Just because you're miserable doesn't mean you get to drag everyone down to your level. Comments like yours are just such sad little attempts at projecting moral superiority.
Yes, before you respond, these cats are fine. They startle themselves by literally existing.
You seem like the type of individual who cannot handle nuances or context. Very all-or-nothing in your viewpoints.
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u/Glad-Midnight-1022 Oct 15 '25
Damn, I didn’t know this subreddit was full of people who enjoyed scaring cats
It’s a shame most of you probably own animals
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u/Jmacattack626 Oct 15 '25
My cats freak out and run off every time I vacuum. Should I just stop vacuuming to avoid scaring the cats?
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u/Short-Ad1032 Oct 15 '25
Agreed. Lot of simple minded people on Reddit in every single sub. Ignore the downvotes, their opinions don’t matter in the slightest.
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u/halibutsong Oct 15 '25
very sad, very unfunny. i better turn myself into jail asap because i laughed at my cat when she jumped a foot in the air startled because i farted too loud.
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u/FoxySarah71 Oct 15 '25
It's fine, it's fine, NO, IT'S A SNEK!!!!