Trivia: Newton, Inventor of the Cat Flap Isaac Newton purportedly invented the cat flap. He was said to put two cat flaps on his door, a large one and a small one, for his two pet cats. Comments (5) Newest 5 Newest 5 Comments Freud- Sometimes a cat flap is just a cat flap. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) The story is a urban (egghead) legend. I've read the same thing about Einstein and Freud. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) THAT is why it was so funny! Like Einstein's wife having to paint a large sign on his front door "Einstein Lives Here" so he knows which house to come back home from his walks! (maybe apocryphal, I've heard many variations of this story) Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Yeah, Q. I was wondering the same thing.Maybe Newton wasn't as much of a genius as we all thought. :) Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Couldn't the large cat flap have handled both cats? Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.) Login to comment. Click here to view up to the first 100 of this post's 5 comments
The story is a urban (egghead) legend. I've read the same thing about Einstein and Freud. Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
THAT is why it was so funny! Like Einstein's wife having to paint a large sign on his front door "Einstein Lives Here" so he knows which house to come back home from his walks! (maybe apocryphal, I've heard many variations of this story) Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Yeah, Q. I was wondering the same thing.Maybe Newton wasn't as much of a genius as we all thought. :) Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Like Einstein's wife having to paint a large sign on his front door "Einstein Lives Here" so he knows which house to come back home from his walks! (maybe apocryphal, I've heard many variations of this story)
Maybe Newton wasn't as much of a genius as we all thought. :)