Sunday 1 May 2011

Don't Worry, I'll Land On My Feet

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  1. Cats are too shit to ever land on their feet

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  2. Sherlock, I heard they do but I've never dropped one just to test it out.

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  3. During my student days I had a much-loved cat who fell from the 11 th storey of a high-rise. She survived unharmed (only chipped a tooth) and lived on to be 19 years old :-)

    Apparently, cats reach terminal velocity fairly soon and also position their bodies to act a bit like a parachute. This site explains how cats can survive falls from great heights:

    http://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/domestic-cat-info5.htm

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  4. Dr. M, that's amazing. Good ole catz!

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