Wednesday, July 23, 2003
(7:32 PM) | Adam Kotsko:
Brett and Tara's Cat: Reloaded
Brett and Tara, two of my many roommates, recently purchased a ridiculously cute kitten, whom Brett named Jack. Jack is very small and has way too much hair and always wants to fight. At one point in a fight with Jack, I tossed him across my bed. He started on his back, but landed on his feet. It was then that I decided to try an experiment. I held him in my hands a couple feet above the bed, completely upside-down, then dropped him. The results were definitive: each time, he landed on his feet. In addition, it wasn't as though he somehow flipped on the way down -- the very second I let go of him, he instantly flipped to an upright position. The old wives did not know how right they were.
I'm currently in the process devising further experiments. Brett and Richard have already developed one that tests the distance Jack will slide on the various tile and wood floorings in our house. I am considering an experiment that will test Jack's ability to get down safely from the top of a half-open door. I'll get back with you on the results.
