[HN Gopher] Cats and the Laws of Physics
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       Cats and the Laws of Physics
        
       Author : silt
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2022-09-24 08:57 UTC (14 hours ago)
        
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       | williamscales wrote:
       | Also discussed in the Radiolab episode "Falling":
       | https://radiolab.org/episodes/91726-falling
        
       | macintux wrote:
       | The discussion of cats' contortions reminded me of Mark Rober's
       | endearing YT videos analyzing how squirrels managed his backyard
       | mazes.
       | 
       | IIRC, the first one takes a close look at how quickly squirrels
       | lock in on their destination after being launched into the air.
       | 
       | https://youtu.be/hFZFjoX2cGg
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       | https://youtu.be/DTvS9lvRxZ8
        
       | dillutedfixer wrote:
       | "Cats do not abide by the laws of physics."
       | 
       | -- Charlie Kelly
        
       | nyc111 wrote:
       | Cannot read it, behind paywall.
        
         | bell-cot wrote:
         | set js="off"
        
         | dredmorbius wrote:
         | <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32955011>
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         | <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10178989>
         | 
         | <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30430760>
        
         | ebw wrote:
         | Who does this? It's maddening.
        
           | klyrs wrote:
           | People who don't want their website to be a 100% loss? I hate
           | paywalls too, but the alternative is so many ads you can't
           | find the article.
        
         | skyechurch wrote:
         | https://archive.ph/HZkHR
        
       | MisterTea wrote:
       | They're incredibly fast, agile and acrobatic. I have two,
       | brothers, one of whom is a ball of energy while the other is the
       | opposite. If I am going down from the second floor to the first,
       | mr energy will always run ahead of me and dash down the stairs.
       | Of course he doesn't just turn and run down as that is too easy.
       | Instead he charges the wall next to the steps, then in a blink of
       | an eye turns sideways, takes a few steps along the wall and then
       | twists to run down the steps. He actually ninja walks the wall at
       | a 90 degree angle to the ground for a brief moment in time. All
       | so he doesn't have to stop or slow down to turn down the steps.
       | He maintains velocity in a near 90 degree turn. He's about 11 now
       | so he doesn't do it as impressively or as fast but still has the
       | ability.
        
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