Last Friday, a record was broken: [38.9°C in Berlin](http://www.rbb-online.de/panorama/beitrag/2015/08/rekordhitze-am-freitag.html). We've got five (5) fans working day and night, but it was a lost battle from the very beginning. At least they helped us to dissipate the 8 liters of mineral water we've consumed over the day... I always wonder how the cats manage. Without being able to sweat, all they can do is to breath rapidly and to search for a cooler place. Interestingly, the individual wellness zone differs greatly from cat to cat. [Indy](http://pdes-net.org/cobra/posts/panthera-uncia-pumilus.html) was hiding in such narrow, secluded spaces that I could not possibly get a decent photograph. [Luca](http://pdes-net.org/cobra/posts/highlander.html), on the other hand, decided to place himself right at the entrance of our bathroom, below the [Noren](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noren) serving as visual separation during the hottest days of the year: [](../images/cool_place.jpg)