If you dropped a cat from 1000ft ....

because they can fly if there's enough height

Why would you post that? Now someones sure to try it. I've already been hit in the head by a £1 coin today.

so what is death height for a cat?

about purr-ty metres

I'm not sure, but I remember a mate (cat owner) telling me it's largely true, cats have survived falls from flats at certain heights, when lower they've been killed. There was a youtube video of one sort of flying from a pole when trying to be rescued.

Anything above 50ft would be catastrophic.

A cat's terminal velocity is not enough to kill it with it's shock absorber legs and paws

In theory you could drop it from any height and it would survive

especially if you attached a piece of buttered toast on its back

what if you tied its legs to its body to make it more aerodynamically effient?

Surely survivability depends on whether there's a working wood-chipper in the landing zone or not, regardless of the height of the fall.

I think the rule of thumb is 6ft per life so assuming all 9 lives are still intact then safe distance would be up to around 500ft

*60ft

Johnny, is maths one of your strong points?

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Just an Idea why don't YOU jump out of a 'plane from 1000 feet?that would way you will get almost the same answer to your sad and ridiculous question!
What on earth goes through some people's minds

I'll have you know this was a physics  question raised and discussed in the New Scientist.

Now get back to the pictures in 'Hello' or 'OK' madam

have we established what death velocity for a cat is yet?

The maximum speed a cat reaches on falling is, I  about 55mph.

A cat can withstand impact with the ground at 55mph

For a human it is about double that

Sad thing is, this was looked at by some vets in New York
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_righting_reflex

so, if you were an accident-prone rock climber would it be prudent to always carry a cat with you?

Only on your head.

i know that but im asking how fast would a cat have to go to die. then we can work out how to increase the terminal velocity to increase the chances of death........... theoretically of course

718 06 Jul 10 12:58 Joined: 08 May 08 | Topic/replies: 8,827 | Blogger: 718's blog
A cat's terminal velocity is not enough to kill it with it's shock absorber legs and paws

In theory you could drop it from any height and it would survive


You forgotten one thing, it might not land on it's legs and paws.

regardless of pulse post impact ,what is the bounce calculation formula ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OivjNVDe5gk

80ft and survives