Cats vs. Gravity | Science of Stupid

the Internet is packed full of clips of

the Internet is packed full of clips of people’s cats doing hilarious things so

people’s cats doing hilarious things so

people’s cats doing hilarious things so we thought we put these wonders of the

we thought we put these wonders of the

we thought we put these wonders of the web to work and find out if cats are as

web to work and find out if cats are as

web to work and find out if cats are as clever as their smug little faces

clever as their smug little faces

clever as their smug little faces suggest or other as daft as the rest of

suggest or other as daft as the rest of

suggest or other as daft as the rest of us let’s jump straight in by examining

us let’s jump straight in by examining

us let’s jump straight in by examining cats amazing leaping skills blessed with

cats amazing leaping skills blessed with

cats amazing leaping skills blessed with incredibly powerful back legs and a low

incredibly powerful back legs and a low

incredibly powerful back legs and a low body weight they’re capable of jumping

body weight they’re capable of jumping

body weight they’re capable of jumping up to six times their own height with

up to six times their own height with

up to six times their own height with Grace and pinpoint accuracy when it

Grace and pinpoint accuracy when it

Grace and pinpoint accuracy when it comes to our leaping prowess pound per

comes to our leaping prowess pound per

comes to our leaping prowess pound per pound we lack a cat strength their grace

go and their accuracy now I’m sure

go and their accuracy now I’m sure you’ll smash it next time ah

no now so what is it about a kitties

no now so what is it about a kitties leap that leaves us humans for dust well

leap that leaves us humans for dust well

leap that leaves us humans for dust well it’s all down to evolution and

it’s all down to evolution and

it’s all down to evolution and increasing kinetic energy for the jump

increasing kinetic energy for the jump

increasing kinetic energy for the jump when preparing to jump missy adopts a

when preparing to jump missy adopts a

when preparing to jump missy adopts a crouched position like a coiled spring

crouched position like a coiled spring

crouched position like a coiled spring this allows her to exploit the full

this allows her to exploit the full

this allows her to exploit the full strength of her powerful rear legs as

strength of her powerful rear legs as

strength of her powerful rear legs as she leaps upwards on landing she pulls

she leaps upwards on landing she pulls

she leaps upwards on landing she pulls herself up with her back legs gripping

herself up with her back legs gripping

herself up with her back legs gripping with her claws bringing her to a

with her claws bringing her to a

with her claws bringing her to a graceful hot in the wild cats use their

graceful hot in the wild cats use their

graceful hot in the wild cats use their leaping skills as an essential part of

leaping skills as an essential part of

leaping skills as an essential part of hunting and mogees domesticus still

hunting and mogees domesticus still

hunting and mogees domesticus still likes to keep his iron Dave he spotted

likes to keep his iron Dave he spotted

likes to keep his iron Dave he spotted his prey he waited he pounced Dave he

his prey he waited he pounced Dave he

his prey he waited he pounced Dave he forgot about the window a numb bum is no

forgot about the window a numb bum is no

forgot about the window a numb bum is no fun it’s time mr. waffles found

fun it’s time mr. waffles found

fun it’s time mr. waffles found somewhere warmer to sit mr. waffles

somewhere warmer to sit mr. waffles

somewhere warmer to sit mr. waffles didn’t figure on the importance of

didn’t figure on the importance of

didn’t figure on the importance of friction when attempting to lift off

friction when attempting to lift off

friction when attempting to lift off although he was hoping to jump up by

although he was hoping to jump up by

although he was hoping to jump up by pushing down and backwards on the car

pushing down and backwards on the car

pushing down and backwards on the car roof his slip then the energy was wasted