I have a an antique metronome, the kind that are in the wooden pyramids with the adjustable pendulum. I made the mistake of setting it up one day and putting it on a table behind me to begin playing. I kept screwing up, but I could have sworn I was right. The metronome would go - 1, 2, 3, 4 - 1, 2, 34, or the beat would be delayed by a split second or something. I thought I was going insane. So finally, I was about ready to quit in frustration, began to play one last time.

1,2,3,4 - 1,2... ... ... ... Silence.

I whirled around, and there was my cat with one paw on the weight. He looked at me, then let it go. 12341234 - 1, 2, 3, 4 - 1, 2, 3, 4...

He had been batting at it, making it speed up or slow down, and finally stopped the beat all together.




I seriously thought I was going crazy.