Bullitin about throwing cats out of airplanes, will you post it?

Question

cats have a non fatal terminal velocity of about 60 mph.

once they relax, they can orient themselves, spread out, and parachute to earh like a squirrel.

terminal velocity is the point at which a body's weight equalizes against the resistance of the air and it stops accelerating--in humans its about 120 mph, reached in free fall at about 1800 feet.

there are cats on recod that have fallen thirty stories or more without ill effects. one cat is known to have survived a fourty six story fall, and there is even evidence of a cat deliberately thrown out of a Cessna aircraft at 800 feet that survived.

a 1987 paper in the journal of the american veterinary medical association studied 132 cases of cats that had fallen out of high-rise windows in New York. on average they fell from 5.5 stories. Ninety % survived, though many suffered serious injuries. the data showed that injuries rose proportionatly to the number of stories fallen--up to seven stories. above seven stories the number of injuries sharply declined. in other words the further the cat fell, the better its chances.

if you find this interesting, or you just want to try it because you hate cats, repost it as "why its perfectly ok to throw a cat out of an airplane"

original author: Stephen Cavanaugh

refferences

http://en. wikipedia. org/wiki/High%E2%80%93rise_syndrome

http://www. medscape. com/medline/abstract/3692980

Answer 1

Yes, because this is an incredibly engaging article that everyone needs to be aware of. It IS okay to randomly throw a cat from an airplane, considering they could possibly survive. Pay no heed to the fact that it could cause extreme trauma to the cat, nor to the fact that this would be considered animal cruelty. Who cares, right?!? We should all partake in this - for the pleasure we would derive from this fascinating hobby for ourselves.

Answer 2

wow. rly?

i wouldnt post it [too lazy =] ]

but rl cool <3

Answer 3

how about we throw you out of a 7 story building and see if you survive