Four Point Landings | Science of Stupid

for me the perfect landing follows an
excellent in-flight movie the delicious
meal and a light nap but for cats the
perfect landing follows some
mind-blowing midair acrobatics they’re
famous for their ability to land on
their feet which is something we need to
work cat’s legs extend under their
bodies acting as natural shock absorbers
ours aren’t as effective whoa but I
think he knows that now
I’ll bet that blew away the cobwebs is a
falling cat’s ability to always land on
its feet myth miracle or a marvel of
physics well the law of conservation of
angular momentum states that when a cat
is falling turning one part of its body
means another part has to turn in the
opposite direction
first he orientates himself by turning
his head and then he arches his back
next he fully twists his front legs
whilst his rear turns in the opposite
direction to complete the turn he twists
his rear legs while his front turns in
the opposite direction
once again he arches his back to reduce
the force of impact Mother Nature gave
cats this innate ability to land
gracefully to counteract a rather
fundamental flaw they’re completely daft
you name it they’ll fall off
muffin here has had the excellent idea
of jumping on top of the door nowhere
else to go now what about the doorframe
great landing in less than a second
muffin turned his body saving his neck
and his dignity with a perfect four
footed landing tabatha has been trying
to get the last crisp from the packet
this happened to me last night
my knee edge Oh textbook tumble tabatha
even with a bag on her head instinct
kicked in and she managed to perform the
perfect midair pirouette and land safely
on her feet