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what does this sentence mean,please help me

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alienine:
Cats usually don't survive it when you launch them using a metal pipe and a can of areosol into the engine of a jet.

Axplosion:

--- Quote from: alienine on August 06, 2003, 05:10:52 AM ---Cats usually don't survive it when you launch them using a metal pipe and a can of areosol into the engine of a jet.

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Whow, don't they even survive that?? Pffffff, useless animals... ^-^

Joseph:

--- Quote from: charlottezweb on August 06, 2003, 03:57:17 AM ---depends on height though...after a certain height, they will overcompensate.  (so i've read)

In other words, a cat may drop 10 stories fine, but 4 stories may kill them due to the way gravity works against them.  I read something like this somewhere.

Jason

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Actually it's not because of gravity - it's simpler reason:  Cat's are smart.  Don't laugh - let me explain.

A cat will reach terminal velocity at about the 5 story mark - so although in theory there should be little difference between the 5 and 10 story mark by 4 stories a cat has righted them selves, and still falling it will then start to relax.

So although by 4 stories it will have righted itself - it's all stiff making the impact harder.  By 10 stories it's completely relaxed - so the impact is somewhat softer.

Cool eh? The things you learn in highschool science class....  ::)

alienine:
did you get to throw cats out the window?

Metho:
He must've had Bill Nye for a science teacher. :o

Methonis

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