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wussell_88 t1_j6bdt6h wrote
Is that a safe jump distance for the cat? Or did it legit just use a life?
Rattus375 t1_j6bsq4h wrote
Probably a safe distance to jump. My cat would regularly jump a similar distance, albeit onto thick carpet while I was growing up. Many cats just don't have enough mass to take a ton of damage from a fall like this.
FrankieMint t1_j6bkal7 wrote
Maybe on the high side of safe, but the cat had other escape options and chose that one. Seemed to me the cat was familiar with the jump.
MaunoSuS t1_j6c8t6y wrote
Looked legit freaked out though so might have been 'this is faster to safety'.
bremidon t1_j6cgyws wrote
I would say it is on the *low* side of safe. The higher up a cat jumps, the more time it has to relax and prepare for landing.
AFourEyedGeek t1_j6es6f5 wrote
So cats out of a plane smoke a cigarette on they way down?
bremidon t1_j6h00pw wrote
*grin*
Something like that.
Doing a bit more research on this, I discovered that it's a bit more complicated than I realized. Yes, there are studies that say exactly what I wrote. There are also studies that say that the severity of injuries goes up from higher distances.
What is absolutely true and supported by all studies is that cats falling from above 6 stories do have time to relax and prepare. This is shown by the nature of injuries reported. Below 6 stories, it's mostly broken limbs, which implies that the cats were still stiff. Above 6 stories it becomes injuries to the body, implying that the cats had relaxed.
TheBarkingFish t1_j6fkcj1 wrote
Just flat out wrong lol
bremidon t1_j6h0h36 wrote
Flat out wrong? No. Exaggerated for a little fun on Reddit? Probably.
But I'm sure you actually followed all the original sources on Wikipedia when you wrote that, like I did. If you had, you would have perhaps said that the situation is more complicated or more controversial instead of the rather low-brow "flat out wrong lol" you went with.
ppface t1_j6bv7wf wrote
Maybe not 'safe' but the cat's probably fine. I imagine it hurt a bit.
yawgmoft t1_j6cv7ix wrote
Cats can actually jump from atop light poles and five story buildings. They're not designed to land on cement but they are designed to break terminal velocity like a less effective sugar glider.
y2kizzle t1_j6bj9pt wrote
Easy safe jump
Alexexy t1_j6bwcbl wrote
Gotta avoid those wakeup grabs and dps.
Galactic_Perimeter t1_j6cbi0u wrote
D… DPs you say?…
DeezNutz13 t1_j6dyr22 wrote
Pretty sure cats are like squirrels in that their surface area creates enough drag that their terminal velocity never reaches a fatal speed.
Edit: that's not true, don't trust YouTube. However a Google does say they can pretty reliably survive 20 story falls and have been know to survive over 30 stories
rabbithasacat t1_j6huq7m wrote
Doable, but painful and not really good for the joints. Could get an injury or could be fine and just sore. By the looks of it this one wasn't injured but is also now feeling it.
When we moved from a one-story with carpet to a two-story with tile floors, our cats were fascinated by the stairs and had to spend an hour or so scampering up and down them to satisfy their curiosity. One of them was prone to really wild zoomies, and on his first one in the new house, did several rounds of galloping from one end to the other including up and down the stairs, and finally included a giant flying leap from the top of the stairs. He landed fine - they usually do - but you could see he was shocked at how hard the landing was, and he was uncomfortable. He made a sorrowful little "ow" noise, and limped over to the sofa where he stayed put the rest of the day. He was fine, but he'd learned his lesson. Next day, back to the zoomies, but he never made that leap again for as long as he lived.
seenthewolf t1_j6bru3y wrote
I don't know if it's true but I heard once that cats can survive their terminal velocity, so going off that a young kitten should be fine with this distance.
Kyetsi t1_j6ef9bs wrote
i dont think so, that cat was escaping from something it thought was scary.
adrenaline is hell of a drug, i would go to the vet with that cat, might have broken a bone or three.
TheBarkingFish t1_j6fkgal wrote
??? man what a softie you are.
The cat didn't break it's bones there
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