Put a cat and a penguin together…

Here’s something for discussion. Say there is a hungry cat and a hungry penguin, and they both spot some fish lying on the street (let’s pretend it’s normal for penguins and cats to live in the same area). But there is a fast-approaching thunderstorm, and while the cat’s claws are likely to make mincemeat of the penguin, it really, really hates water. So who ends up with the fish?

I didn’t make this thought experiment generator, I just came up with the idea for it. But I’m dead pleased with how it’s turned out. I did not specify that cats and penguins had to be in it, this is what we call a happy coincidence.

• 12 Jul 2007

• Thinking