@longgone
I have some very fond memories of my cat outsmarting me. :-)
On one occasion, I was sitting in front of my computer and she was on my left, getting ready to jump into my lap.
I wasn’t ready to cuddle with her then, so I put my hand in front of her face and pushed her back a little bit.
I then returned my attention to my computer.
Shortly after that, I looked back to my left and saw that she was no longer there.
As I looked back to my computer screen, I saw her on my right, in midair and aimed right at my lap. DOH! Oof!
I was so impressed with her cuteness and cunning that I decided my computer stuff could wait.