Mom Brings Maine Coon on Roller Coaster VR Journey and He's So Unbothered
Cats are often said to be aloof. Unfeeling. Uncaring. In all of the movies, the cat is famously a little grumpy and scary. In real life, however, this has been proven way wrong!
On Wednesday, March 26th, one Maine Coon breathed new life into the "scary and unbothered" theory, though. When his mom set him up on a hilarious roller coaster VR ride, his face just says it all:
Mugen the Maine Coon is breathtakingly gorgeous, but he is not one for roller coasters. I don't blame him!Mugen is a Canadian Maine Coon cat, and he is so beautiful. Don't get it twisted: he's a Maine Coon. He loves adventure and can often be found going on leashed-up hikes with his parents or playing around with a toy inside.
What you will not find him doing ever again, however, is going on a roller coaster ride. His mom tried it out: she put him in a basket and queued up a video of a roller coaster track to see what he would do!
The verdict: Mugen enjoys sitting in a basket. Mugen could not have given one single hoot about the roller coaster, even though mom did her best to make it feel real. He much prefers to sit in his basket when it's on the ground! Being lifted up like that probably had him like:
Maine Coons do enjoy TV from time to time, especially things like:
Aquarium videos.
Bird feeder livestreams.
Other cats running around.
High-definition TV in particular has led to more cats being interested in TV than ever: things really look real in HD. You do need to be careful and make sure your can't can't pounce on or break the screen, which could happen if they were left alone.
For this Maine Coon, TV is really not that interesting: he's a real-life adventure cat. He wants to go and put his actual paws in the dirt!
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