The Onion

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Litter-Robot Recalls Thousands Of Self-Cleaning Litter Boxes That Accidentally Transported Cats To Year 1300

 When you first saw the Litter-Robot, did you think it was an amazing invention? Or were you one of those people who thought it was useless and not worth the money? Apparently, the Onion also didn't like many aspects of the Litter-Robot. The main thing the article didn't like is the way a cat goes inside the box and doesn't return for a while. The article said "Attributing the defect to a manufacturing error pet care company Whisker issued a recall Wednesday on thousands of self-cleaning Litter-Robots that had accidentally transported customers' cats to the year." The sardonic tone here is mocking the design of the Litter-Robot because the cat basically goes into the box and is locked up, causing the owners to worry about their pets. Even though the bright white light and the whirring in the picture are an exaggeration, the robot overall seems pretty useless. All it does is collect the litter, and you have to pick it up and throw it away. The only advantage the robot seems to have is that it eliminates the bad odor. I don't understand why people are willing to pay $800 for that. The article continued mocking the Litter-Robot and its company by talking about how it changed the cats' behavior, especially when it said "The company had received hundreds of reports of cats with cybernetic, glowing eyes returning to the present to use their litter boxes before vanishing again."

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  1. AnonymousMarch 3, 2024 at 6:37 PM

    I liked the rhetorical questions you used in the beginning as they really captivated me into your analysis :)

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