Schrodinger's cat experiment was originally an argument against Quantum mechanics that later became part of it. Many physicists feel this side of physics is distracting physicist's from solving real problems. I digress.
Long story on cats with boxes - during the pandemic an old cat started wondering around the neighborhood. We found out he belonged to the old hag on the corner and when we took him back she said he stopped using the litter box and she threw him out, so we moved him into our screen porch which is well protected, made him a bed and a house and left the door open a little. He never messed in the screen porch.
One of the kids threw one of those cut open costco boxes out there, and the cat pee'd in the box. I noticed and thought what the would the cat do this for? Oh wait. I got a litter box and the cat started using it. Moved the cat and the litter box inside to my office. The cat never made a mess once. He only lived a couple years longer - kidneys failed. Vet figured he was maybe 12+ when we got him. I miss our little cat. A Costco box saved him.
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