Memsahib went to visit some of her family over the weekend, and her sister-in-law gave her this to bring home. It's pure genius!
The sister in law said her cats didn't like it. I can't imagine...
Grrr straightaway has taken to this. She was doing laps inside...
Hobbes is very much into it as well. You can imagine the sound as he went inside...
...and came nose-to-nose with Grrr who was inside up the back when this picture was snapped.
I've dubbed this Tantalus, named in honour of a good friend of my dad and mine by name of Ed Rowe who was a pioneer in particle physics and particle acceleration research at University of Wisconsin. His first accelerator ring built there was named Tantalus, sections of which are now at the Smithsonian, and the building at UWisc named for him.
Cat accelerator ring!