On Feb 10, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Lindy Mayfield wrote:

> The trick to getting energy from a cat is very simple and is based on
> a couple of known laws:
>
> 1. A cat always lands on its feet.
>
There was an article in Scientific American about 1980, studying
the fates of cats who suffered falls from tall buildings.  Interesting
stuff; apparently cats have at least two modes of fall correction, and
there's a danger region in initial altitude where injuries are more
severe; It's too high for "land on your feet mode", and not high
enough for "parachute mode" to come into play.  There's even a name
for the typical pattern of injuries: "High Rise Syndrome."

BillW
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