![...until the box is opened, the cat
can be thought of as both alive and dead.
...until the box is opened, the cat
can be thought of as both alive and dead.](data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=)
...until the box is opened, the CAT
can be thought of as both alive and dead.
The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 17
![- Fine. I'll be a ninja, you be a cat burglar.
- No, we both have to be the same thing.
- Fine. I'll be a ninja, you be a cat burglar.
- No, we both have to be the same thing.](data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=)
- Fine. I'll be a ninja, you be a CAT burglar.
- No, we both have to be the same thing.
The Big Bang Theory Season 6, Episode 8
![...with a genetically altered cat?
...with a genetically altered cat?](data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=)
...with a genetically altered CAT?
The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 3
![Um, there's this cat in a box
and until you open it,
Um, there's this cat in a box
and until you open it,](data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=)
Um, there's this CAT in a box
and until you open it,
The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 5
![...the civet cat is not a true cat.
...the civet cat is not a true cat.](data:image/png;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAD/ACwAAAAAAQABAAACADs=)
...the civet CAT is not a true CAT.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 16