Four Point Landings | Science of Stupid

for me the perfect landing follows an

for me the perfect landing follows an excellent in-flight movie the delicious

excellent in-flight movie the delicious

excellent in-flight movie the delicious meal and a light nap but for cats the

meal and a light nap but for cats the

meal and a light nap but for cats the perfect landing follows some

perfect landing follows some

perfect landing follows some mind-blowing midair acrobatics they’re

mind-blowing midair acrobatics they’re

mind-blowing midair acrobatics they’re famous for their ability to land on

famous for their ability to land on

famous for their ability to land on their feet which is something we need to

their feet which is something we need to

their feet which is something we need to work cat’s legs extend under their

work cat’s legs extend under their

work cat’s legs extend under their bodies acting as natural shock absorbers

bodies acting as natural shock absorbers

bodies acting as natural shock absorbers ours aren’t as effective whoa but I

ours aren’t as effective whoa but I

ours aren’t as effective whoa but I think he knows that now

I’ll bet that blew away the cobwebs is a

I’ll bet that blew away the cobwebs is a falling cat’s ability to always land on

falling cat’s ability to always land on

falling cat’s ability to always land on its feet myth miracle or a marvel of

its feet myth miracle or a marvel of

its feet myth miracle or a marvel of physics well the law of conservation of

physics well the law of conservation of

physics well the law of conservation of angular momentum states that when a cat

angular momentum states that when a cat

angular momentum states that when a cat is falling turning one part of its body

is falling turning one part of its body

is falling turning one part of its body means another part has to turn in the

means another part has to turn in the

means another part has to turn in the opposite direction

opposite direction

opposite direction first he orientates himself by turning

first he orientates himself by turning

first he orientates himself by turning his head and then he arches his back

his head and then he arches his back

his head and then he arches his back next he fully twists his front legs

next he fully twists his front legs

next he fully twists his front legs whilst his rear turns in the opposite

whilst his rear turns in the opposite

whilst his rear turns in the opposite direction to complete the turn he twists

direction to complete the turn he twists

direction to complete the turn he twists his rear legs while his front turns in

his rear legs while his front turns in

his rear legs while his front turns in the opposite direction

once again he arches his back to reduce

once again he arches his back to reduce the force of impact Mother Nature gave

the force of impact Mother Nature gave

the force of impact Mother Nature gave cats this innate ability to land

cats this innate ability to land

cats this innate ability to land gracefully to counteract a rather

gracefully to counteract a rather

gracefully to counteract a rather fundamental flaw they’re completely daft

fundamental flaw they’re completely daft

fundamental flaw they’re completely daft you name it they’ll fall off

you name it they’ll fall off

you name it they’ll fall off muffin here has had the excellent idea

muffin here has had the excellent idea

muffin here has had the excellent idea of jumping on top of the door nowhere

of jumping on top of the door nowhere

of jumping on top of the door nowhere else to go now what about the doorframe

great landing in less than a second

great landing in less than a second muffin turned his body saving his neck

muffin turned his body saving his neck

muffin turned his body saving his neck and his dignity with a perfect four

and his dignity with a perfect four

and his dignity with a perfect four footed landing tabatha has been trying

footed landing tabatha has been trying

footed landing tabatha has been trying to get the last crisp from the packet

to get the last crisp from the packet

to get the last crisp from the packet this happened to me last night

this happened to me last night

this happened to me last night my knee edge Oh textbook tumble tabatha

my knee edge Oh textbook tumble tabatha

my knee edge Oh textbook tumble tabatha even with a bag on her head instinct

even with a bag on her head instinct

even with a bag on her head instinct kicked in and she managed to perform the

kicked in and she managed to perform the

kicked in and she managed to perform the perfect midair pirouette and land safely

perfect midair pirouette and land safely

perfect midair pirouette and land safely on her feet