Miracle cat falls 20 stories

The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...1UViGjRnz9TIXP

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

WTH?

They don't give details, except that the cat was found on a SIDEWALK.

The physics of gravity would seem to make this quite impossible....

They don't mention it falling through a cloth canopy, or anything like
that, as I was expecting.

On 7/16/2011 11:12 PM, nobody wrote:
The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...1UViGjRnz9TIXP

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

WTH?

They don't give details, except that the cat was found on a SIDEWALK.

The physics of gravity would seem to make this quite impossible....

They don't mention it falling through a cloth canopy, or anything like
that, as I was expecting.

It's a strange fact that the higher the fall (up to a certain point, I'm
guessing) the greater chance a cat has to live. They do something like
"flying" squirrels do - when they spread their legs out, spread-eagle,
the skin acts like a kind of parachute. This isn't the first such story
I've heard of. Thanks for the link!

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On Jul 16, 11:18*pm, CatNipped wrote:
On 7/16/2011 11:12 PM, nobody wrote:





The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...t_falls_storie...

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

WTH?

They don't give details, except that the cat was found on a SIDEWALK.

The physics of gravity would seem to make this quite impossible....

They don't mention it falling through a cloth canopy, or anything like
that, as I was expecting.

It's a strange fact that the higher the fall (up to a certain point, I'm
guessing) the greater chance a cat has to live. *They do something like
"flying" squirrels do - when they spread their legs out, spread-eagle,
the skin acts like a kind of parachute. *This isn't the first such story
I've heard of. *Thanks for the link!

--
Hugs,

CatNipped

I've heard the same thing -- that a cat has a much better chance of
surviving
a third-story fall than a one-story fall. I think it also has
something to do with
the cat having enough time to "right" themselves so that they really
*can*
land on their feet. I saw a kitten jump from way high in a tree once,
and he
looked exactly like you said -- a flying squirrel.

Sherry

"nobody" wrote in message
...
The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

if there was a dog also they could have said its raining cats and dogs

On 7/17/2011 12:40 AM, Matt Ferrari wrote:
wrote in message
...
The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

if there was a dog also they could have said its raining cats and dogs



GROAN!!! ;

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On Jul 16, 10:54*pm, Sherry wrote:
On Jul 16, 11:18*pm, CatNipped wrote:





On 7/16/2011 11:12 PM, nobody wrote:

The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...t_falls_storie....

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

WTH?

They don't give details, except that the cat was found on a SIDEWALK.

The physics of gravity would seem to make this quite impossible....

They don't mention it falling through a cloth canopy, or anything like
that, as I was expecting.

It's a strange fact that the higher the fall (up to a certain point, I'm
guessing) the greater chance a cat has to live. *They do something like
"flying" squirrels do - when they spread their legs out, spread-eagle,
the skin acts like a kind of parachute. *This isn't the first such story
I've heard of. *Thanks for the link!

--
Hugs,

CatNipped

I've heard the same thing -- that a cat has a much better chance of
surviving
a third-story fall than a one-story fall. I think it also has
something to do with
the cat having enough time to "right" themselves so that they really
*can*
land on their feet. I saw a kitten jump from way high in a tree once,
and he
looked exactly like you said -- a flying squirrel.

Sherry

Good grief. Who needs opposable thumbs when you can fly? (((Bast)))
for watching
over her own. Poor kitty.

On Jul 17, 12:18*am, CatNipped wrote:
On 7/16/2011 11:12 PM, nobody wrote:









The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...t_falls_storie...

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

WTH?

They don't give details, except that the cat was found on a SIDEWALK.

The physics of gravity would seem to make this quite impossible....

They don't mention it falling through a cloth canopy, or anything like
that, as I was expecting.

It's a strange fact that the higher the fall (up to a certain point, I'm
guessing) the greater chance a cat has to live. *They do something like
"flying" squirrels do - when they spread their legs out, spread-eagle,
the skin acts like a kind of parachute. *This isn't the first such story
I've heard of. *Thanks for the link!

--
Hugs,

CatNipped
See all our masters at: *http://www.PossiblePlaces.com/CatNipped

See the RPCA FAQ site, created by "Yowie", *maintained by Mark Edwards, at:http://www.professional-geek.net/rpcablog/

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I live in one of the top floors of a high rise building. I was always
worried
Rusty would fall down and was very careful about opened windows. All
my
windows are screened but I was afraid Rusty would push through the
screens. He loved to bat at the widow when there was bugs outside.
I used to tell him if he broke the window he would fall all the way
down
to the pool and get wet.
Now that he is at RB, I open my windows more freely

nobody wrote:

The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/m...1UViGjRnz9TIXP

tinyurl-

http://tinyurl.com/6kzenuq

Oh, poor G - he looks freaked in that picture. I can't say I blame him!

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words 'mackerel' and 'pudding' existed far, far away from one another. One
day, that all changed. And then, whoever was responsible somehow thought
the word 'fluffy' would help." -- Hilarious recipes at: www.candyboots.com

Matt Ferrari wrote:
"nobody" wrote in message
...
The 16-year-old cat survived a breathtaking 20-story plunge from an
Upper West Side apartment window with barely a scratch.

if there was a dog also they could have said its raining cats and dogs

G-r-o-a-n!

God was truly looking after his cat.
thank you God for saving that kitty .

Michael Lane
n Flatrock, Tennessee