You Should Never Touch Open Switchboards. Viral Cat Pics Explain Why...

Never has the saying "curiosity killed the cat" come so close to being true. A post going viral on Twitter explains why. Shared by Twitter user @owurakuwaa, the post contains four photographs that show a pet cat exploring an open switchboard. Unfortunately, things don't go well for the cat, who receives a mild electric shock from the switchboard. Pictures shared online show it with hair standing upright, much like a cartoon character's.

The pictures first appeared online in May this year, when they were shared on Instagram. They resurfaced again when @owurakuwaa shared them on Twitter on Tuesday.

Curiosity almost killed the cat last night???? pic.twitter.com/3Vq2eH6u1f

— Gladys???????? (@owurakuwaa) August 6, 2019

Since being shared online, the tweet has collected over 13,000 'likes' and a ton of comments. Most people can't stop laughing at the cat's confused expression:

This is the funniest thing I've seen all day ????????????????

— AppyGaGirl (@beautifulnaa) August 6, 2019

If Albert Einstein was a cat????????????????????

— Ruchi Agarwal (@RuchiAg65250454) August 6, 2019

Cat be looking like Rick from Rick and Morty

— Augustin_kamps (@AugustinKamps) August 8, 2019

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— OLANREWAJU (@iam_olanrewaju) August 6, 2019

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