Highest A Cat Has Fallen And Survived
My research indicates that the highest survived cat fall is 32 stories or around 320 feet. But at this height the height is irrelevant as the cat’s speed of descent has stabilized well before impact.
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Cat hangs onto clothesline 25 feet above ground and falls into backpack
A cat hangs onto a clothesline 25 feet above ground and falls neatly into a backpack. Two questions: how did the cat get himself into such a dire situation and how did the man manage to catch him in his rucksack?
Apple creates device which makes iPhone turn in air like a cat
This is a snippet of cat trivia from the news media today which caught my eye and which I’ll report on extremely briefly – because I know hardly anything about it! Apple are always searching for ways of protecting customers’ iPhones when they fall. You must have seen the smashed screens and the user …
These Statistics on Cats Falling Will Surprise You
We now know, thanks largely to the Internet, that when the domestic cat falls she always lands on her feet. We also know that cats have a self righting mechanism which operates very quickly. And thirdly, we also know that when a cat falls a considerable distance he extends his limbs outward, assuming the …
Heart-stopping movie of a cat falling a long way onto concrete
This is an iframe. That may not mean much but the webpage you see is in fact from another site of mine. I did this because the video recording you see is in fact an animated gif, a long series of still photos strung together. The file was too large to upload to PoC. …
Cat in Southern China survived ten story fall but left paralyzed
A cat named Hei Hudie (Black Butterfly) underwent four surgeries over five months after he feel ten stories from a high rise building. The story unfolded in the southwest of China in Chongqing municipality. The photo tells us he survived but was severely injured. Both hind legs are paralyzed. They built one of those …
Feline High-rise Syndrome
We know that cats are fascinated with heights and windows. The domestic cat is born with a great climbing skill acquired from his wild cat ancestor and he likes to look out of windows because he is inquisitive and because he is looking at prey. Unfortunately, the combination of these two activities can be …
Cat Trivia: Cat Terminal Velocity is 53 mph
God forbid that a cat falls from a high place but they do sometimes. Unsupervised cats on balconies can fall. People don’t believe they ever will. The further they fall, in some respects, the safer the cat. The cat reaches a terminal velocity that is relatively slow: 53 mph. Cats can and do survive …
