Shouldn't laugh at this - but I did:
http://www.gifbin.com/bin/012011/1295375293_cats-in-zero-gravity.gif
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Cats in zero gravity
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Angry spiky things floating freely around the cabin! What were they thinking? 
The youtube clip...
[video=youtube;O9XtK6R1QAk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9XtK6R1QAk[/video]
I can haz gravity?
The youtube clip...
[video=youtube;O9XtK6R1QAk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9XtK6R1QAk[/video]
I can haz gravity?
I did wonder that! Can't really see what benefit could be gained from a cat's reaction to zero gravity.
If it's a bath full of water trust me... you do not get the same reaction :yikes:
The cat engages its total freaked out attack mode when put in a bath of water... I know because I still have the scars
i wonder what other animals they put in space? we know about dogs and chimps.
as for the cats, i wonder if they were experimenting with their sense of balance? the tests at the beginning showing they always land on their feet were a bit of a give away.
i've always wanted to ride the vomit comet.
as for the cats, i wonder if they were experimenting with their sense of balance? the tests at the beginning showing they always land on their feet were a bit of a give away.
i've always wanted to ride the vomit comet.
Apparently chickens can't survive in space, they have no muscles in the neck, so they rely on gravity to pull a bit of food down their throat to the stomach.
Not sure where I heard this from but thought I'd share.
Messing with cats, you have to love the Air Force.
We have a top loading washing machine (clothes). My wife left the top open once and the cat tried to jump on top of it from the floor. He scored two points, slam dunk. There is something priceless about cat embarassment. They walk off like, "I meant to do that, no... really!"
I have to tell this cat story. Mods feel free to chop it if it offends anyone's sensibilities.
I was home alone and got a call from my boss that I was needed to do an estimate for an urgent $$ job. He was going to call back with the particulars. It was my day off, home alone, hadn't had a shower, so I did so with the bathroom door open to hear the phone. As luck would have it the phone rang while I was in the shower. I grabbed my towel, ran downstairs to answer the phone with the towel wrapped around me. The boss got kind of long winded and it was turning into a longer conversation so I sat down on the edge of the coffee table, the towel did what towels will do under such circumstances, but I was home alone so it was no big deal.
Our cat had other ideas. She was watching me from across the room. Suddenly she went into an attack posture, sprang across the room, leapt, swatted, and bolted off before "it" could attack her in return. She got away. My boss asked "What was THAT!"
Weightless cats, somehow seems just from my angle. Mac
We have a top loading washing machine (clothes). My wife left the top open once and the cat tried to jump on top of it from the floor. He scored two points, slam dunk. There is something priceless about cat embarassment. They walk off like, "I meant to do that, no... really!"
I have to tell this cat story. Mods feel free to chop it if it offends anyone's sensibilities.
I was home alone and got a call from my boss that I was needed to do an estimate for an urgent $$ job. He was going to call back with the particulars. It was my day off, home alone, hadn't had a shower, so I did so with the bathroom door open to hear the phone. As luck would have it the phone rang while I was in the shower. I grabbed my towel, ran downstairs to answer the phone with the towel wrapped around me. The boss got kind of long winded and it was turning into a longer conversation so I sat down on the edge of the coffee table, the towel did what towels will do under such circumstances, but I was home alone so it was no big deal.
Our cat had other ideas. She was watching me from across the room. Suddenly she went into an attack posture, sprang across the room, leapt, swatted, and bolted off before "it" could attack her in return. She got away. My boss asked "What was THAT!"
Weightless cats, somehow seems just from my angle. Mac
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