[JoeProBono]

[Joe the Pimpernel]

http://www.todaysthv.com/video/1526604494001/1/Me-OW-Cat-falls-19-stories-and-survives

[gov_bean_ counter]

And get this, Dr. Hugh Davis says studies show cats have a better chance of surviving falls if they're from higher than nine stories.

I guess a bunch of dog lovers conducted the tests...

[PowderMonkey]

"Dr. Davis says, "The cats were able to relax and orient themselves so they're actually sort of in a flying squirrel position with the legs spread out, slowed their descent down."

Yep. A flying squirrel with all the glide characteristics of a brick. Sorry, Doc. Not buying it. Look at those photos. Sometimes the Good Lord decides a kitty needs to be here for a bit longer, and he reaches out his hand.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Doesn’t mention that the cat was originally stiped.

[Scythian]

I have it on good authority that the cat was fed up with the US government and wanted to end it all. However, now that cat has remembered it has 9 lives, well, 8 now. The cat really just doesn’t feel like jumping again, so, he’s going to throw his vote away in a defiant Ron Paul protest vote. He figures if Obama gets 4 more years that will eat up 6 more of his lives, that is, unless the cats owner has to eat him due to a terrible economy ...

[4yearlurker]

Barry Hussein has no comment because the cat is white.

[martin_fierro]

[thackney]

ping

[Biggirl]

Beautiful liittle white cat. :)=^..^=

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Jumping requires a lot of practice!

[SupplySider]

Great article, but as always your pics and those of other Freepers are even better!

[Young Werther]

She borrowed my parachute and avoided a CATastrophe!

And NO OW!

[vetvetdoug]

Angel Memorial Hospital (Veterinary) in NYC has kept data on cats that have fallen from high rise apartments. The raw data of cats that have taken the high dive was over 1000 and that was back in the early 1980’s. Cats don't start breaking bones until the third or fourth floor and rarely survive 9 floor dives. Rarely were cats injured from the second floor. There was a very in depth study performed and published in the JAVMA.

[Future Snake Eater]

I'll add to the silly cat stuff.

Below is a text messaging session. The victim here is an idiot who posted his phone number on Facebook asking ANYONE to call him because he was bored. Hilarity ensues.