So is the cat?

[DirtRider]

So what is it and why?

 

[Jazzy]

From the placement of the paw in the down position and the trim on the steps, I say the cat is going down the stairs.

 

[beowulf]

down

the steps treads and header bricks are horizontal

 

[Rooster]

I have stared at the picture for almost an hour now.

I don't think he is going up or down.

He appears to be suspended in time...

 

[The]

Definitely down. If he were going up, the door at the top of the picture would show more than it already is. Plus what the others said up above.

 

[Bea Sunny (:]

I would say that the cat is going up because the light is coming from down.

 

[mrldii]

For all the reasons everyone's posted they believe the cat is going down,

it appears he's going UP, to me. Plus, I don't see a door behind him...I see the glare from the sunlight, outdoors.


I wonder if there IS a "right" or "wrong" answer, or if it's simply an exercise in how much one's point of view affects how they *see* things, and thus colors what they believe about the world around them...and what is true/right/real.

 

[michonne]

If the cat is Schrödinger's cat the point is moot...no


Actually the surface is flat so it's neither....js

 

[Mercedes01]

It's going down because the light ect would make it an obvious answer.

Does that make sense?

 

[Art]

I believe the cat is going down on the basis of ... I don't even know haha.

 

[death180]

I think it's going down, because no one in their right mind would put trim on the top of steps.

 

[cali]

So what is it and why?

It's coming up, you can see it's coming up the stairs

 

[cali]

For all the reasons everyone's posted they believe the cat is going down,

it appears he's going UP, to me. Plus, I don't see a door behind him...I see the glare from the sunlight, outdoors.


I wonder if there IS a "right" or "wrong" answer, or if it's simply an exercise in how much one's point of view affects how they *see* things, and thus colors what they believe about the world around them...and what is true/right/real.

I agree. Plus I don't have cats but is there a clue in its tail as far as balance? It's coming up.....

 

[Savona]

Coming down, notice the tread, it is cantilevered over the riser and trimmed underneath.

I have NOT looked at anyone else's post. Just saying.