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My pet (hyuck) theory is:
Cats see into the UV range.
Anything capable of refracting light is potentially mesmerizing to them, they would be seeing 'colors' that we cannot perceive.
I feel this also explains a lot of the times cats seem to ... just be staring at a wall, for no apparent reason.
... that or maybe he's just a silly bean and really appreciates ice cubes, on a conceptual level.
https://discworld.fandom.com/wiki/Octarine
Somehow, I am yet to read Discworld, or the series... I now have another reason to, lol.
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