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Lost connection to the last brain cell (i.imgur.com)

submitted 12 hours ago by muhyb@programming.dev to c/cat@lemmy.world

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[–] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

That's the idea I was referring to, yeah.

Do note that cats right themselves in just a few feet, it's the supposed survivability at terminal velocity that's interesting. 90% cats that fall more than 2 stories and survive long enough to be brought in for treatment survive, but the vast majority have bodily trauma, and most sustain fractures of some kind.

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[–] jacksilver@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Just so you know, there is a conflicting study mentioned at the end of the main section that refutes the original claim:

In a 2004 study, it was reported that cats falling from higher places suffered more severe injuries than those experiencing shorter drops.[5]

In the main section they call out that there may be a survivorship bias. Basically, you only bring in the cats that survived a high drop because otherwise the cat is clearly dead.

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