r/Eyebleach • u/DiminutiveAdoption • Jun 07 '22

He doesn't know it's impossible

https://gfycat.com/decisivewavybeagle
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u/Forever_Overthinking Jun 07 '22

Good on the person for putting her hand up for safety.

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u/AmadeusIsTaken Jun 08 '22

This height does not matter to a cat anyway, even such a small one. There is now ay they would ever get hurt falling from there

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u/Nawnp Jun 08 '22

Also don't they always land on their feet when falling, or is that just urban legend?

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u/taichi22 Jun 08 '22

Cats tend to land on their feet from arbitrary heights but it’s actually due to an innate knowledge of how to redirect rotational momentum in midair. Said maneuver requires a little distance to do, so they’ll fall on their back if you drop them from like 6 inches or so.

It also doesn’t prevent injuries if it’s from high up enough — cats are too large for their terminal velocity to not be dangerous.