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Post by Lokifan on Nov 8, 2012 3:01:21 GMT
This can never be tested due to animal cruelty issues, but I found this clip fascinating.
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Post by the light works on Nov 8, 2012 5:45:13 GMT
I think for me, that goes in the "well, duh" file. when there's no down, upside down ceases to have any significance.
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Post by WebDragon on Nov 8, 2012 6:25:31 GMT
Lol, see the guy kick the cat @ :29 ?
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Nov 8, 2012 16:05:21 GMT
Depends on whether or not there is a piece of buttered toast tied to their back.
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Post by KMCCLA on Nov 8, 2012 22:52:11 GMT
Cat will most generally land on their feet, however, our cat had one of those "moments" where he missed. He --Honey -- had to be at least part Maine Coon, and he was a big ole cat (bigger than the dog in fact) liked to sit on the banister for the staircase. One day he jumped up there, and there was a dish towel, he hit that, and kept on going. Cannot remember if he fell all the way into the basement, but he did fall off.
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Post by ironhold on Nov 8, 2012 23:00:07 GMT
Cat will most generally land on their feet, however, our cat had one of those "moments" where he missed. He --Honey -- had to be at least part Maine Coon, and he was a big ole cat (bigger than the dog in fact) liked to sit on the banister for the staircase. One day he jumped up there, and there was a dish towel, he hit that, and kept on going. Cannot remember if he fell all the way into the basement, but he did fall off. That may well have been due to his being a Maine Coon. A few years back, Cat Fancy magazine actually used the phrase "more clumsy than graceful" in a feature article about the breed. They were originally bred to be working cats (in that sense, their size and thick fur was an advantage), but have of late been pressed into service as show cats due to said fur, something that they might appreciate but aren't particularly suited for. My mom once had a Maine Coon that we rescued from the streets. She was a real sweetie, but fit every last description of the breed right down to the "oopsie" factor. |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 9, 2012 8:50:42 GMT
Scientific research, and dont ask me where, has been done, and indeed cats need a certain "space" to be able to turn over in mid air to be able to land.
Cant remember what the exact height is, but its something just under the height of a normal table?....
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Post by the light works on Nov 9, 2012 15:35:26 GMT
it takes about a second, at best. so if you pay enough attention to remember gravitational acceleration (I don't) you can do the math.
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Post by freegan on Nov 9, 2012 15:44:54 GMT
Scientific research, and dont ask me where, has been done, and indeed cats need a certain "space" to be able to turn over in mid air to be able to land. Cant remember what the exact height is, but its something just under the height of a normal table?.... Coincidentally, that's about the same height that it takes for buttered toast to land butter-side down.  |
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Post by silverdragon on Nov 10, 2012 8:14:35 GMT
I must stress, the cat must be concious...... and not disabled in any way.....
I also suggest a soft pillow underneath to catch "Missed" landings.....
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Post by User Unavailable on Dec 2, 2012 20:47:17 GMT
No, cats do not always land on their feet. I have had cats my whole life and have on numerous occasions witnessed cats making bad/missed landings when jumping, or falling off of objects when they are asleep or stretching and cleaning themselves. I've seen cats "not" land on their feet many times.
Cats are not always graceful, but they can almost always manage to walk away like nothing happened, with a "you didn't see that, because nothing happened" look on their face, after one of their less than graceful moments. ;D
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Post by ronbo6 on Dec 5, 2012 6:02:56 GMT
it takes about a second, at best. so if you pay enough attention to remember gravitational acceleration (I don't) you can do the math. They can do it in well under a second, as a cat would fall 16.1 feet in that time, and I have seen them turn over in far less than that distance. |
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Post by c64 on Dec 5, 2012 16:39:37 GMT
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