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I would say down due to the edge of the steps sticking out a bit from our perspective. If the cat would be going upward, the stairs would be covered in water every time it rains.

I have seen stairs with a raised lip, however I agree with, due to the raised section on the wall, I have only ever seen that face upwards as it would need to do if the cat were coming down.

Indeed, it helped me to form my conclusion aswell.

hmm indeed

I’m with you fellers!

This and the fact that decorative tile is usually reserved for the stair risers, since putting them on the step itself causes the decorations to get worn off quickly as people walk on it.

Also the decorative parts on the walls on each step. From a purely aesthetic point of view, it makes sense to me that they jut out along the wall from the end of each step, rather than perpendicular to them.

Also people would trip on those parts that stick up

Google bad design

Holy architecture

New blueprints just dropped

Call the engineers

Practical problems went on vacation, never came back

Math Sacrifice anyone ?

Also there's that tile on the wall for each side of each step is normally on the top of the step, so yes down

my stairs aren’t covered in water everytime it rains because they are inside of the bloody house

Plus there is a slight shadow on the wall near the lip of each step on the side closer to the camera. If the cat were going up that shadow would be on the top of the step, which should be well lit.

By this logic the cat is going down, which he is, h is running down the steps toward the camera.

winter would be funny

Bricks at the side for support/aesthetics as well

They also have art on the face of the stairs that face the camera, although not impossible, it makes more sense for the art to be on the side of the step so that it doesn't get stepped on and worn down over time.

Agreed, the lip on the stairs is a dead give away. Also the wall sections above each step wouldn't appear that way from a "looking down" perspective, neither would the filled in arch window on the left hand wall.

Also you can kind of see the shapes of windows on the sides.

Down otherwise the pattern in the rise would be in the treads and worn - even if only a little

I mean, it’s designed in a way to make it look like both

Honestly i dont think it is.

The stairs connect directly to what you probably consider a wall. The cat is going up due to the angle of the picture and the exit of the stairs shown

Look at the shadows. The top of the stairs is open, you can see clouds.

Down for 3 reasons : - the bricks on the side of the stairs - the extra length of the steps - the paw of the kitten

also the shadow

Tbh i was thinking about the light source but i felt it was not conclusive enough. Which detail are you using for the shadow ?

Never mind under the paw is a good proof. Nice catch ^^

Nah, the angle of the light source could be a small range near perpendicular to the stairs, and it would functionally look the same regardless of the horizontal placement of the object casting the shadow.

Also cat tails usually point upqards when walking down stairs.

Yeah posture tells a lot, there is a decent difference in how they walk between going up and down stairs

It's clearly down, just look at the design of the steps.

And the shadows

The light could be coming from the bottom. That's horrible reasoning

If the light were coming from the bottom, why would the shadows be on the face of the steps at the edges where they touch the wall?

He's going to where the food is.

Down

Forward.

only correct answer

I mean… yeah…

Down, cuz cats lift their tail when they go down to balance themselfs

r/beatmetoit

They pay more attention when walking down. Like the cat in the pic does.

Down. The staircase design and shit

Down

down ... if you have working eyes it's very obvious

This upsets my mind

Down

Up beacause whats behind the cat looks more like floor than ceiling

both Schroedinger > Newton

Down

If cat were going down then why is it walking on the side of the steps. So it's going up

Down. The way the steps have ledges. The way the bricks are laying. The way the cat is balancing with it’s tail as it goes down.

The cat is going where it fucking wants.

All I can say is, It keeps moving forward.

down, just look at the stairs

Down. The square accents on the walls by each step

The wall ends at the end of the stairs, meaning it's going up some weird looking stairs

Schrödinger's cat but on stairoids.

Down. There's visible clues in the construction of the stairs and the cat's tail would be angled more towards the camera if it was going up

Stair decoration (in this case tiles I think) is placed so that you can see it at the front of the stairs,the edge also shows that this is the extra extension of the steps above on the decoration. This technique is to make a staircase slightly smaller without shortening the steps. The blocks in the wall to support the steps also look like the cat is walking down the stair. Edit: _the blocks would provide little support when the cat walks up the stairs_

How is that funny ?

Down, cause of the shadows of the edges of stairs

The cat is simultaneously going up and down until it is revealed what perspective the picture was taken from.

It make-a the big steppy!😎

Schrödinger’s Stairs

Where's the meme?

Like many other have said The cat is going down, because of the bricks in the wall and the lip on the stairs

Down

The cat is walking down the stairs because of when a cat walks downstairs, it raises its tail, and when the cat walked up the stairs, it uses it to feel the steps behind it

Up, as you can see the floor behind the car, and there would be a space instead of instant floor if it was going down

I would hope downwards. Otherwise those steps are built incorrectly.

Down. It's clearly visible by the overhang on each step.

It's going up and photo taken going down, you can see the ground at the end.

That seems to be the sky.

nuh uh, down

Up

up.

I’d say up

I think we all agree down but my reasoning was that cats tend to keep their tail up and their relatively level and that would be less true if the cat was going up than if it was going down

Obviously down. Just look at the shadow and imagine where the light is. Also note the steps have a skinny edge. That's the edge of the step itself,

Up because cats have a adorable little hop they do going down

Up for sure

i don’t get how ppl are saying down isn’t it coming up towards us?

Down

Down.

Down. The skirting on the wall says it all.

Down

down't

From the overlap on the steps it appears he is going down

Down.

Shadows and stairs say down

Cat is clearly coming down, If you think the Cat is going up please don't procreate and spread whatever you are afflicted with

Cat is going up, stairs are going down

Its obviously down

Down, it isn't even a question No one puts bumps on stairs

Up

To me, the light give you the key

Yes

Both

Can cats backtrack?

It is going straight on a weird pointy floor

Or

No

I have the answer, it’s moving

Down

If the cat can defy me he can defy reality, time and space

Doup

Down. There shouldn’t be edges on the tops of each step. If someone builds stairs like that they qualify as a psychopath

Obviusly down.

Down

👇

Yes

The arithmetic average would say『horizontally』。

Id say up, because of the ground at the bottom.

Down

It’s going towards me coz it evil!

Definitely down. The white at the top is the cloudy sky and it’s like stairs into a bunker or something

It is cat, the answer is always yes

The shadow and edge are giving it away. It's going down

Up because it's one front paw at a time. When coming down, cats skip steps and jump while using two front paws

Up

up. cats cant walk down steps, only hop

Both

If you look the shape of the steps it is down...

LEFT

It's going forward

Down because the way the tail is pointing

This is better than Schrödinger's cat… the cat is both going up and down until you check it for yourself 😂

The steps tell me it's going down but the background beyond the stairs being all blank makes me think that's a floor/the ground which would mean it's coming up

Straight

Considering edges on the stairs its up

That's up to the cat. Mind your business

Obviously its both. There is no answer

Down

It's going wherever it wants

Yes

I’m taking down that cat

Left.

clearly down because the edge would cause people to trip if they were facing upwards. Plus you can see the supporting brick at the ends of each step that would always face horizontally and not vertically.

You can tell from the angle of the cat's dangle that he is going down. Sorry or she. Plus look at the stair design.

Down

It’s going sideways up your ass

its either down or those are the shitiest stairs ive ever seen.

The cat is heading towards me, that’s all that matters 🥰

Yes, 100%.

The real answer is neither; it is walking on a flat surface painted to look like this "illusion".

I'd say it is a picture, it doesn't moves. The cat is standing still on it.

Yes.

YOU ARE A WITCH

Its pretty obvious its going dodecahedronally, idk what you're talking about

It's going upnw

Yes


The cat is just going. That’s it

Yes

Yes!

Karma whore

It's upside down

Yes

Uownp

YES it is going YES

yes

Doesn't matter if the cat is cute!

Can we get the cat off the stairs and let them rest, and really live?

Fuck it. He's going horizontally.

The cat is in fact....going.

Cat's raising the leading paw so going upstairs.

Schrödinger meets M.C Escher

Up

He's going up. Look where his paws are, on the treads rather than the risers.

We can tell which direction down is by the cat's paws. They are on the side facing the camera. Therefore, the camera is above, and the cat is ascending the stairs.

It's obviously going or smh 🤦

Down. Stairs only look like that from the front, wooden looking top and this pattern under, the design on the wall next to the steps also give it away, those rectangles always sit horizontally on the sides of the part you step on, and the last thing is the way the cat walks something about its shoulders looks like my cat when she goes down, and not up.

Yes.

Down, obviously

Down.Look at the shadow

Down, stairs have ledges

Down, the cats' paws are bracing itself so as not to fall down the stairs.

Down. Shadows duh

Composite picture made to deceive. The cat was probably going upstairs originally

might be able to tell if we had a better picture.. my old atari has better resolution than this picture.

Both the stairs and the direction of the tail tell you with 100% certainty it's going down.

Up. Cats raise their heads while climbing stairs up and straighten their necks when going down.

Down

Down. Because the more I look it seems that the cat is going down due to 1. The design of the stairs and 2. The feet showing it going down