Cat owner blows bubbles next to their single brain-celled orange, resulting in the funniest series of photos, which people instantly turn into memes: 'Brain cell is totally shorting out!'

Mariel Ruvinsky • Writer and Editor

Mar 5, 2026 9:00 AM EST

Watching cats react to new things is one of our favorite things ever.

We try to do it essentially every single day with our cats. We let them sniff basically everything that we bring into the house. We do it not even because we're trying to learn new things about them, but just because we kind of want them to experience as much as they pawssibly can, especially considering that they are house cats.

We bring mirrors down to our cats' level so our cats can see themselves in the mirror for the first time. We attempt to bamboozle our cats with optical illusions, just to see if it would work on them the same way that it works on us. We play bird videos for our cats and watch their adorable confusion as they try to figure out the concept of screens and videos. Anything to make their lives a little more exciting. And we think that we have found the next thing.

We don't know how we never thought of blowing bubbles next to our cats, but if their reaction is going to be in any way similar to this orange cat's reaction, then it is going to be wholeheartedly worth it. And apparently, catnip bubbles exist? Yeah, our weekend plans are set.

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"We tried bubbles this weekend. I think it was a hit!"

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This… starts somewhat innocently. You see a little hint of what is to come in the kitty's face, the little bit of befuddlement that is clear on it. But you have no idea - not a single clue - just how crazy it is going to get. The series of images that you are about to see is one of the most iconic, most hilarious, most unforgettable that we have ever laid our eyes on. And you will feel the same way. This is going to be seared in your memories and sent to all of your best friends, cat people or not. Because it is that good.
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Complete chaos. There is no other way to describe the things that are going on in these images. This was either the best day of this cat's life, or the absolute worst. We absolutely cannot tell, and the fact that we can't is beyond hilarious to us. One thing is for sure - this cat is going to remember this moment for the rest of its life, the same way that we will remember the pictures. And yes, please give him bubbles with catnip. If this was the reaction to bubbles without it, we can only imagine how iconic the images would be with it.
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