CAT BOUNCE! fills its little corner of the web with cat cutouts governed by a playful physics system. The page offers a simple bargain: move a cat, vary the force, and watch the bounce change. A Make It Rain control is ready when the existing supply of airborne felines feels unreasonably restrained.
What is CAT BOUNCE!?
The joke arrives before any explanation is needed: this is a field of cats with gravity problems. The page's own guidance says a stronger move creates a bigger bounce, while a gentler touch helps keep cats from escaping the action. Reloading or resizing can swap the background color, and the Make It Rain control raises the population in one click. Beneath the absurdity is a compact piece of browser-art history. Tara Sinn created it in 2012, and Nick Hulea updated it for modern browsers in 2017. The Webby Awards later named it the 2019 People's Voice Winner in the Websites Weird category.
What you can do there
- Move cat cutouts to change their bounce
- Add more cats with the Make It Rain control
Why we picked it
It commits to one beautifully unnecessary idea and gives that idea just enough physics to feel like a toy instead of a looping gag. The controls are sparse, the premise is instantly legible, and the long-running site still has the handmade oddness that made the earlier web such good wandering territory.
How to get the most from it
Start with a gentle move so the relationship between force and bounce is easy to read, then send one cat higher. Reload or resize if the background needs a new mood. Save Make It Rain for the moment when orderly feline physics has become far too sensible.
Good to know
The whole premise is repeated bouncing motion, and the rain control can crowd the screen with more cats. The page contains audio elements, but their trigger and volume are unverified. Keyboard, touch, screen-reader, and reduced-motion behavior also remain unknown.
Who made it, and when?
Tara Sinn is the credited creator or organization. The earliest supported launch date we found is 2012. A documented update was recorded 2017.
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