How many braincells do you think there are in this picture?
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  • 5355 points 99TigerStripes

    Maybe one. But probably not

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    1585 points Parking_Media

    Schrodinger's braincell

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    253 points [deleted]

    [removed]

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    117 points NanoCat0407

    all orange cats have both one and zero braincells, and neither are proven until it does something dumb

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    44 points Few-Gain-7821

    I have a grey striped cat named Schrödinger. I have a very large orange cat named Casanova. He tries to be close to her. She knows he is just trying to share her brain cells...so she won't let him get too close but he keeps trying...

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    97 points InterviewThick2660

    That's the best description of orange cat mentality I've ever heard.

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    23 points MArkansas-254

    Extra points for this answer! 🎉

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    24 points DieCastDontDie

    One brain cell to rule them all

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    5 points Zriter

    Well, I dare say the braincell probability function is equal to zero everywhere in this picture...

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    3 points Soft_Perspective_356

    This made my day.

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    97 points nsharonew

    You’re so optimistic. I envy that about you, stripes.

    I was going to say less than one.

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    50 points ellisd19830

    Looks like they all passed it to the leader but it didnt fully download yet.

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    28 points nsharonew

    They’re beautiful and benevolent!

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    93 points FiSToFurry

    If it's there, it belongs to the goldfish...

    Edit: thats probably a terrarium and not a fish tank like I first thought... but thats where the brain cell is if it's in the room at all.

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    20 points Morgue724

    And the gold fish was probably the one that got them posed so cute for the photo.

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    5 points Sleepy_cheetah

    😂😂😂

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    5 points MadCow333

    lol

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    2 points redwingpanda

    Either the plant or the lamp

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    43 points Kayhowardhlots

    I'm thinking .5. I think the yelling kitty in front has one but the 2nd one ls a -.5, it's like you can just seem him depleting the braincell in real time.

    They're all very cute though. The fifth one all that way in the back looks like an innocent little fluffernutter I just want to squish him.

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    8 points Celtia398

    I was going to say 5 too! Sweeties!

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    5 points MMikekiMM

    That was 0.5

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    52 points chewbawkaw

    I think they pass the braincell to each other like in basketball.

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    29 points Salt_Chard_474

    I agree. 1 orange cat = 1 brain cells, orange cat collective = 1 shared brain cells. I don't make the rules

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    3 points Black_Dog_Serenade

    Macbeth you mean

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    16 points TimLordOfBiscuits

    There's two, but they're both fighting for 3rd place.

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    14 points CleanProfessional678

    Well, orange cats have a 25% chance of being female and there are 5 in the picture, so there’s hope.

    Also, I’ve ended up with three litters of kittens from Trojan cats with 5 kittens, 3 kittens, and 3 kittens and I have never gotten dupes in the same litter.

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    9 points petervaz

    One, but it's to share

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    10 points Firefly10886

    No matter how many orange kitties are present, only one brain cell can work at a time.

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    6 points CarlosAVP

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    3 points smallwonder25

    Came for this and it’s where it should be!

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    3 points Big_Replacement2631

    They share one

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  • 876 points BecciRenee

    https://preview.redd.it/vt4qzzjaco6g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85a22280dab670daa11999c4c928cb66781d3361

    This one right here is already done with our bs 🙄😹

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    165 points False_Eagle1014

    All five brain cells from the litter are just in that one cat

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    111 points Frazzledragon

    The "one orange braincell" theory describes how one singular cell is shared communally among all oranges. No two can have it simultaneously.

    Some orange cats go through their whole life without having a single thought.

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    11 points TheRebelCatholic

    I’m convinced that my cat has never had a single thought in his life, especially when he ran into the mirror in my parents room once, not realizing that the other cat he saw was just his reflection. 😹 I am still laughing about after all these years, as Lou was fine and so was the mirror.

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    2 points redwingpanda

    I’m fairly certain my orange cat has all the brain cells and it’s way more than one

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    11 points chaosmanager

    Glad I’m not the only one who came to this conclusion.

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    3 points BecciRenee

    😹😹

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    2 points Zengjia

    Five times zero is still zero, my friend.

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    2 points MercurysStars

    He definitely knows something but won’t tell us

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  • 1111 points ML_Sam

    What's in the terrarium? It might have countable braincells 🤔

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    402 points WildFlemima

    My thoughts exactly, the mango brigade certainly doesn't

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    147 points TakingMyPowerBack444

    Mango Brigade

    Hahahahaha🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    35 points Mercadi

    Sweet and squeaky mangos, as mangos should be

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    11 points fullmoonbeading

    That needs to be the sub for groups of oranges!

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    14 points PuzzledFox69

    Manga brigade , new favorite word 🤣🤣🤣

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    8 points phiqzer

    And now Manga Brigade has entered my lexicon.

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    6 points PuzzledFox69

    Ah nooooo 🤣🤣

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    68 points demon_fae

    Looks like a bearded dragon setup to me, and beardies are pretty clever. Also surprisingly soft and cuddly, like funny little lizard-puppies.

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    45 points charpenette

    Mine uses his one brain cell for constant lizard chaos

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    10 points AlmostChristmasNow

    What does lizard chaos mean?

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    22 points charpenette

    For him, it means attempting to climb the curtains, pooping on the couch, trying to jump off the couch, trying to fall down the stairs, or if he’s in his enclosure, it means knocking everything over, burying his thermometer, and throwing a tantrum when he gets his daily greens and there are no worms.

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    5 points thetobesgeorge

    What does throwing a tantrum consist of?

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    17 points Quothhernevermore

    I'm praying it's not, but it also doesn't actually look suitable for anything, so whatever's in it is possibly being neglected regardless.

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    5 points MercyCriesHavoc

    That was my thought as soon as I saw it. Looks to be a 10 gallon, one red bulb, no basking spot, no UV.

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    15 points ImMxWorld

    That's what I was gonna say. There's probably at least one braincell, but it's in the terrarium!

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    4 points Windwolf55x5

    It it’s a leopard gecko probably not. You can see through their ears nothing inside that head

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    3 points paperunderpants

    If it’s an iguana, the count just went way up. Those things stare into your soul.

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  • 362 points Bunnnnii

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    25 points BecciRenee

    😹😹😹

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    6 points Affectionate_Tea5123

    I thought a cat would be chasing that

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  • 649 points coffeeismyreasontobe

    Zero

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    75 points ER_Support_Plant17

    The only correct answer

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    40 points notquitezeus

    I’d prefer epsilon — not zero, but may as well be

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    3 points PrudententCollapse

    How dare you remind me of limits.

    I'm amused.

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    4 points IAMA_Plumber-AMA

    An infinite number of mathematicians enter a bar.

    The first one orders a beer. The next one orders half of a beer. The third one orders a quarter of a beer, and so on...

    The bartender pours two beers and says, "You guys really ought to know your limits..."

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    2 points notquitezeus

    You’ve never been triggered by IEEE755 floating point mischief, have you? ;-)

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  • 157 points kablammodotcom

    Just the one. Orange braincell theory is similar to the Single Electron Theory

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    24 points TheGreatLoganzo

    Ball lightning but a brain cell

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    16 points IBeDumbAndSlow

    There is only 1 orange braincell in existence. All orange cats are in constant battle to procure the use of it.

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    9 points Libertyler

    1x1x1x1x1=1

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    3 points xsr21

    More details in this 2 year old reply https://www.reddit.com/r/OneOrangeBraincell/comments/14wtk6x/questions_about_how_the_orange_brain_cell_works/jrjnwzz/

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  • 95 points XaltotunTheUndead

    https://preview.redd.it/06nagfz9ro6g1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66eb48322a04a1b8fa3d182446ed575a3115bbbe

    😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭

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  • 149 points PookieCat415

    In the negatives, but that’s ok because they are cute. 😻

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    10 points OlafDargus

    I can’t help but agree 😂

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  • 73 points Shart127

    Threve

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    14 points AznOmega

    "Don't bother, I didn't write anything."

    (Rest in peace Norm Macdonald)

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    5 points TeamMountainLion

    “Burt Reynolds.”

    “Ehh. That’s not my name.”

    “…Turd Ferguson.”

    “That’s right. Heh.”

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    18 points TeamMountainLion

    Texa$

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    17 points MewtwoStruckBack

    sucK it Trebek

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    8 points Sproose_Moose

    What sound does a doggy make?

    Ruff. Just the way your mother likes it Trebek.

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    6 points Cranberryoftheorient

    the Penis mightier

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    2 points badaries

    Threve. A combination of three and five. Simply stunning. 

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  • 54 points IRingTwyce

    Depends on what's in the tank.

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  • 59 points holy_bipolar82

    https://preview.redd.it/3g9gosmipo6g1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a9c05ac3bff37f7b6bf867dcd7d8528fa7422cf

    This one is staring into my soul, and he’s trying to steal a brain cell from me 😳

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    27 points phnxrsngs

    this one doesnt even know it exists

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  • 39 points WraithicArtistry

    1 divided in fifths

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    18 points neurospicyzebra

    But!! They’re not fully grown so let’s divide it into 10ths 😛

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  • 29 points Shinted

    I’m fairly certain the calculations still add up to zero. xD

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  • 22 points RevolTobor

    The answer is orange.

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  • 38 points TeamMountainLion

    At the most: One

    At the least: -♾️

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  • 19 points Electronic_Power2101

    there's a 1 in [current number of living oranges] chance that when you observe the inner cranium of an orange the cell will be in that specific orange at any given time, but until such time as it is is observed it is both in all of them and in none simultaneously.

    E: experts believe it may be the observation that causes the cell the be in that orange (as opposed to in all and none at the same time)

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    6 points kathym050806

    But if you look at one and the braincell isn’t there, you still have to observe the rest until you find it. Once you observe it the waveform braincell has collapsed and all is known (and entangled).

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  • 33 points ProudMama215

    -5 lol

    https://preview.redd.it/t5sitoqbco6g1.jpeg?width=1576&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8acfdf2c113aea5279b70782b8cf1bb581b5d02

    My two arrange menaces.

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    8 points Allalngthewatchtwer

    The one on the right looks disgruntled.

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    9 points BecciRenee

    Adorable!!! Those snacks are 🔥 😹

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  • 12 points umlcat

    I can't tell about brain cells but I can tell you there are five big orange hearts !!!

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  • 17 points eugenestoner308

    2….and they’re both fighting for third place

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  • 16 points lky830

    5 x 0 =….still zero 😂

    They’re all really cute, though!

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  • 14 points TrekJaneway

    Depends. Whose turn is it with the brain cell?

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  • 7 points dividezero

    there's only one total for all oranges and from the looks on those faces, there's only one that could possibly have it at this moment but the more I think about it, the more I lose faith in him so on average I'll say 0.25 but bet on 0

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  • 6 points Icy_Ability_4240

    None

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  • 7 points Fun-Presentation6134

    https://preview.redd.it/bmgqowy3yq6g1.png?width=1084&format=png&auto=webp&s=17424ca37e8ac6df7d5ca9b22678395012183238

    And how many do you think in this one?

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    2 points Reality-Sloth-28

    Multiple brain cells detected in the back left corner at nine o’clock 🕘

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  • 4 points Im_the_President

    There sure are!

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  • 5 points CoffeeOrDestroy

    -4 but no one is cares because they are so cuuuuute!

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  • 5 points Groundbreaking443

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  • 5 points DirtyHippyfucker

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  • 4 points WallOfFleshlight

    -1000

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  • 6 points dearcossete

    5 x 0 = 0

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  • 4 points Priest124

    5 and they’re all fighting for 6th place!

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  • 5 points SuzIsCool

    I love them!!! I want all!!

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  • 4 points YamiGekusu

    .2 braincell per cat

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  • 6 points BecciRenee

    How many brain cells isn't the question, the correct question is when is it their turn to possess the only singular orange brain cell in existence 🤔 😹. Truthfully the only thing that really matters is how much love these furballs possess. 💕Unlimited💕

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  • 4 points LightBeerOnIce

    One.

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  • 5 points WeldinMike27

    Don't forget, there is only one braincell for all orange cats in existence. Not that they each have a cell.

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  • 9 points ThirstyRobin

    Who cares! :)

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    16 points neurospicyzebra

    682 of us care, Robin.

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    6 points ThirstyRobin

    I meant that I didn’t care because they are gorgeous..my bad

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  • 3 points lookitssupergus

    https://preview.redd.it/yehj4eauio6g1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=432501ba77e3e55e105b16be3ef73b74a45096b1

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  • 3 points BigBoyYuyuh

    There’s a singularity we can’t see in the middle hosting the cell they share.

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  • 3 points Xymenah18

    1 maybe…. For the whole group shared.. they are sooooo cute.

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  • 3 points sjm294

    Oh, wow 🤩

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  • 3 points WittyPresentation786

    It’s one collective hive mind cell

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  • 3 points BlazerWookiee

    Six. But five are in the lizard.

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  • 3 points CurlyFirefly

    2 and a half. And one belongs to whatever is in the tank

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  • 3 points Real-Lynx2778

    “What are brain cells?”

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  • 3 points BastrdGod

    0.5

    The one on the back right had it, but it's gone now.

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  • 3 points Orcrist90

    Anywhere between 0 and 1

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  • 3 points JTJdude

    The correct answer? Pizza.

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  • 3 points ponythemouser

    In my 69 years, I’ve owned and known many orange cats. They have been by far the cleverest, most unique and strong personalities of felines. I’m not sure where this one brain cell thing comes from but it’s definitely not been my experience.

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    2 points LuciferLovesTechno

    https://preview.redd.it/81swl6506u6g1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=dccdd9cb546e27b34b4395b94be2beb6f8b9e815

    Nothin going on behind those eyes

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    2 points ponythemouser

    Exactly what he wants you to think.

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  • 3 points Forsaken-Bike-8622

    All orange cats take turns using their shared brain cell. Its almost never in the room with you lol

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  • 3 points dundlebrew32

    One, being shared like a resonance structure (chemical bond). The brain cell is moving so fast that all the kittens at the same time have the braincell, and yet don't. They share it simultaneously.

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    2 points dani_pavlov

    Schroedinger's Cat's Braincell

    It both exists and doesn't exist simultaneously until you pay attention to the cat.

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  • 3 points phirschler

    If they are littermates, they will have but one brain cell between them. Unless you have the rare female orange. Females get their own brain cells independently of the males, or any other female littermates. Alas, the girls will only have 2, maybe 3 brain cells!🤣👍🏻🐈

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  • 3 points JuanG_13

    Not enough lol but they're adorable

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  • 3 points Lightdragonslayer_21

    You’d think the answer is 5 tiny brain cells. But no. There are in fact no brain cells in this picture. That many oranges in range of each other negate the brain cells all together

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  • 4 points SwordfishCareless142

    Yes. That's my answer

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  • 2 points galletasfeas

    -11

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  • 2 points The-Red-Pac-Man

    -5

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  • 2 points RaccoonChaos

    -5

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  • 2 points AlwaysTheMore28

    Negative Zero

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  • 2 points Significant_Owl2376

    How do u sleep knowing all this cuteness in your house

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  • 2 points vhqpa

    350,000,003

    The back right one is a mastermind with 300 million.

    The other four have 3 brain cells between them.

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  • 2 points celtbygod

    If that is a plant in the background, maybe some kind of brainish cell.

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  • 2 points Mobius_164

    0.75 average, down from .76

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  • 2 points Nearby-Beautiful3422

    Depends. At any instant it could be 1 or 0. Orange braincell wave theory is beyond my education and understanding though.

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  • 2 points Millerpainkiller

    None of them have it at the moment 😻

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  • 2 points Sickfuckingmonster

    There js no brain cell. Only Zuul.

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  • 2 points ianwuk

    -1

    But all utterly adorable.

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  • 2 points Loud_Interview4681

    Millions - I see that terrarium in the back.

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  • 2 points reddit_tard

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  • 2 points Agreeable-Sector505

    Just one, the guy in front is using it on behalf of the group

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  • 2 points Head_Meat4104

    None, its not their turn with it.

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  • 2 points Mollytovcocktail1111

    Negative fifteen.

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  • 2 points AaronWritesSilly

    They're all on a network, sharing three.

    Yet they carry all the wisdom of the universe in their tiny, confused mews.

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  • 2 points spyingwind

    "We are Orange. Open your doors and surrender your house. We will add your biological and heating distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile."

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  • 2 points Minglans

    sqrt((101000)2 + sin(pi * 10500)2) - 101000

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  • 2 points crazy_cat_broad

    Like -2

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  • 2 points RegularLibrarian1984

    My orange passed away some months ago, seeing these orange babies shows me i definitely would want a orange one again, but mine taught himself to jump door handles and even tried opening cabinet keys. I hope the brain cell is returned to one of these babies in need.

    https://preview.redd.it/4auvryaijq6g1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2a9c104be20558a2f4694bd751b76515f806d76

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    2 points OtherThumbs

    I'm sorry for your loss. Your baby was a beautiful braincell hoarder.

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  • 2 points Calamitybones

    https://preview.redd.it/n2g94f865r6g1.jpeg?width=406&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a073ab446f5f94a7046ce893617d5fa99e10a9a5

    We can rule that this one definitly doesn't have it.

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  • 2 points Mysterious_Treat7647

    Clearly they’re all sharing one braincell and taking turns using it 😭🧠✨

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  • 2 points Frosty-Screen219
    1. And they are fighting to know who will get the 3rd place.
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  • 2 points Gallowglass668

    None, all orange cats share a similar collective braincell and kittens never get it since they might lose it. They won't be put on the list for a turn until they're older.

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  • 2 points SnoozeButtonSpam

    I count zero exactly 🤣

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  • 2 points rjohn2020
    1. The elusive brain cell is elsewhere.
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  • 2 points ClumsyForLife

    None.

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  • 2 points WTFudge52

    At least 3. Some parts are shared.

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  • 2 points dictionarydunlap

    Unfortunately zero because my cat happened to be very smart this morning and is using it. I’m sure she’ll return it shortly though

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  • 2 points Ott1fant

    Trick question. There are none

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  • 2 points Infinit777

    Correct answer is one collective braincells.

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  • 2 points malary1234

    1 but the lights are still off upstairs.

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  • 2 points rainb0w_p0wer

    -5

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  • 2 points Overall-Pineapple616

    They’re actually in braincell debt

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  • 2 points iwanashagTwitch

    Zero. They none are currently using their turn with the global one orange braincell

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  • 2 points Ok-Rabbit9093

    -50 but they’re a cute -50.

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  • 2 points HibiscusBlades

    Are there any ladies? I say each female Ginger gives you +1 brain cell and every male Ginger gives you -2. It’s a toss up.

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  • 2 points greogory

    √-5

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  • 2 points platypusaurusrex

    I just got dumber looking at it

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  • 2 points Alcarinque88

    Are negative numbers possible?

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  • 2 points Corvids_Rule

    1

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  • 2 points OurLadyOfCygnets

    0

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  • 2 points LK_Feral

    They don't have to be smart.

    They're cute.

    This is why my kids are still alive. 😂

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  • 2 points Traditional-Elk8608

    -3

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  • 2 points ComplexPrestigious12

    😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

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  • 2 points Teddycat99

    The orange leading the orange

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  • 2 points Lucki_girl

    None

    All out on loan

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  • 2 points Mutthal8

    Is this what heaven feels like

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  • 2 points literallyjustcats1

    Zero just fluff

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  • 2 points unzunzhepp

    How many of their 45 lives have they collectively used up so far though?

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  • 2 points Cathal1954

    One, currently being used by the one in the foreground. Everyone knows that, while the host naps, the braincell migrates to another of the siblings.

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  • 2 points Kk77lizo

    -5

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  • 3 points IronCat_2500

    No more than 3

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  • 1 points JohnDaCarGuy

    0.5

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  • 1 points TheGUURAHK

    1

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