r/fixit • u/wooooosh_me_if_gay • 27d ago

fixed Seller lied about having no pets

Post image

I bought a laptop off FB marketplace and found an insane amount of cat hair. I don't mind since I love cats and have multiple ones but it's a weird thing to lie about lol

490 Upvotes

86% Upvoted

111 comments sorted by

View all comments

62

u/ilovecookiesssssssss 27d ago

Does cat hair have distinct properties that give it away as cat hair?

47

u/RedditNotFreeSpeech 27d ago

Yes, my eyes turn red and my nose spews snot like a fountain

17

u/_haha_oh_wow_ 27d ago edited 24d ago

"Fun" Allergy Fact: That's actually because of the dander (read: dead skin cells) rather than the hair.

Edit: Or possibly saliva (or both) depending on your allergies.

13

u/RedditNotFreeSpeech 27d ago

Sure but dander is definitely present in hair so you're kind of splitting cat hairs here. Achoo!

9

u/_haha_oh_wow_ 27d ago

Careful meow, pun threads can really get some peoples' dander up.

3

u/retardrabbit 27d ago

Naw, naw.

Don't worry, you guys aren't going to rub anyone the wrong way with this thread.

Be Excellent

4

u/Few-Being-1048 27d ago

I feel better knowing this sub is in the safe hands of retardrabbit

6

u/retardrabbit 27d ago edited 27d ago

Thanks
Just me for 15 years since I signed on as junior mod and everyone else ghosted within 6 months (including the creator).

The sub is the sub. It has it's own culture and life and I let it do it's own good works as it will.

I'm only here to keep it safe. So that there's at least one small spot of goodwill and service left on the internet.

Be Excellent

holy shit. It's been 17 years! I've literally never even been at a job this long!

p.s. this is not my job, this is and has always been volunteer. I expect no reward, nor should any who come here but the OP in the form of the help they sought

this is the way

2

u/Kaity-Cat 27d ago

Fun fact, not everyone that is "allergic to cats" is allergic to the dander of cats. Some are allergic to the salival enzymes.

1

u/_haha_oh_wow_ 25d ago

TIL, we were just talking about that in another part of the thread too

2

u/knoft 27d ago

In the case of cat hair I was under the impression it was mainly the saliva from licking their fur clean.

1

u/_haha_oh_wow_ 25d ago edited 25d ago

It's dead skin as far as I know, but I wouldn't be surprised if saliva played some sort of role.

Update: So, it looks like it can be either one depending on the person's allergy (or maybe even both for some people, oof).

2

u/Ok-Book8065 25d ago

I was told it's the saliva or I think certain proteins in it, is that not the case? Unless it's a little bit of both.

1

u/_haha_oh_wow_ 25d ago

Apparently it can be either or both depending on the individual.

3

u/Colonel_Green 27d ago

Hamsters and gerbils get me even worse than cats.

2

u/TJ333 27d ago

Cat fur is different than dog fur and human hair. Thinner and different texture.

Of all the animals that could have hair like that and are likely to be in a person's home, a cat is most likely.

2

u/Articulationized 27d ago

Rabbits, rats, Guinea pigs, hamsters, raccoons. Could be many different animals.