wildblue 7 #26 June 17, 2004 Quote That's been attempted. The cat displayed remarkable agility in not only refusing to let go of the person attempting the experiment The trick is to throw them out before they know what's going on. EDIT: Quote Well - What was it? I cannot divulge that information.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #27 June 17, 2004 Quote The trick is to throw them out before they know what's going on. That would have to be harder than heck. Like trying to flick a booger with crampons off your finger. BillV. I pray that somebody has pictures of what that poor fool looked like after. Aerial combat with a cat. Classic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #28 June 17, 2004 Let him drop the first time? Just a guess. Then stuff him_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #29 June 17, 2004 He determined that cats under 3 floors panicked and went fetal. They rolled over on their backs and hammered in fatally. Over 5 floors, two things happened. First, they relaxed and spreadout. Hugging the ball. The wind caused their arms to spread and they looked like someone in a wingsuit. They slowed down. Second, there is a thing called "spreading the moment". The momentum on a small point is more damaging than contact with a wider area. Think of dropping a sheet of plywood on your lawn. The first time it lands on its corner and makes a hole. The second time it lands flat and gently rests on your lawn. The cats make contact with a 4 legs and most of their body at the same time and spread the moment. They get some stuff damaged, but it doesn't kill them. Good body position works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #30 June 17, 2004 Clicky to a tale where some jumpers tried a kitten pass. By the way - I think that was the best thread ever. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nanook 1 #31 June 17, 2004 Hey, let's throw one in a wind tunnel and find out_____________________________ "The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine" - Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,090 #32 June 17, 2004 >The trick is to throw them out before they know what's going on. I think the problem is that cats are smarter than we give them credit for. They get picked up, and the door opens, and they notice that long drop . . . suddenly they seem to grow a few extra claws. Or you could sedate them, but that's cheating. And about as interesting as tossing a ham steak out the door. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #33 June 17, 2004 Quote I think the problem is that cats are smarter than we give them credit for. That's gotta be true or they wouldn't be able to move their little furry bodies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #34 June 17, 2004 WHAT? No way - Just duct tape the feet shut.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #35 June 17, 2004 Quote suddenly they seem to grow a few extra claws. Umm...thats why you use a declawed cat. I'm still convinced i could take my kitty on a jump and have some fun with her. One of these days i'll do it. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #36 June 17, 2004 Here's another cat tale. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=193652#193652 My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #37 June 17, 2004 I think the trick is to declaw the cat before getting them on the airplane. then all you have to do is find them because if there's any where to hide in the plane the cat will find it. But hey I'm in...Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #38 June 17, 2004 I have a very hefty 22lb tom cat. I can do almost anything to him I wish without him getting all fired up and whipping out the claws. Except.. Trying to put him in the truck... I can walk around outside with him in my arms no worries, I go heading to the truck and his claws become like visegrips into my very soft skin compared to those razors called clawz. I would never ever want to be the one to try and toss a cat out of a moving airplane... "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #39 June 17, 2004 I've got two cats we can try with. One is much heavier than the other. I think the bigger one may fall faster. I'm willing to give it a try after last night. (they tipped my water glass over on me while i was trying to sleep ). better yet, let's see if we can teach them to fly headdown relative to eachother. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #40 June 17, 2004 Quote better yet, let's see if we can teach them to fly headdown relative to eachother. I have a feeling that would turn out like tying a rope to their tails and throwing them over a clothes line. Lot's cat screaming and hair balls everywhere. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #41 June 17, 2004 Quote Quote better yet, let's see if we can teach them to fly headdown relative to eachother. I have a feeling that would turn out like tying a rope to their tails and throwing them over a clothes line. Lot's cat screaming and hair balls everywhere. now you're gettin it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #42 June 17, 2004 Quote Quote Quote better yet, let's see if we can teach them to fly headdown relative to eachother. I have a feeling that would turn out like tying a rope to their tails and throwing them over a clothes line. Lot's cat screaming and hair balls everywhere. now you're gettin it. Dayummmmmmmm your evil.. I think I likes you...... "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #43 June 17, 2004 Quote And about as interesting as tossing a ham steak out the door. "next weekend at Perris......"---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #44 June 17, 2004 Quote Quote And about as interesting as tossing a ham steak out the door. "next weekend at Perris......" Great idea just hit me.. Take a cat and a ball of yarn. Toss the yarn out and the cat should chase it. Ya!! "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #45 June 17, 2004 Quote Quote Quote And about as interesting as tossing a ham steak out the door. "next weekend at Perris......" Great idea just hit me.. Take a cat and a ball of yarn. Toss the yarn out and the cat should chase it. Ya!! oh, dude! take one of those little fake mousies and my cats are SO there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #46 June 17, 2004 This was one of the funniest Radio Shows I have ever listened to. From Neil Boortz: Let's go back about 14 years. I was working at a much smaller radio station then and wasn't syndicated. I told my listeners that I had learned of an interesting competition that was going to take place "at an airport south of Atlanta." It was the Georgia Cat Chasing Championships. The purpose was to choose a champion to send to the national contest a month later. Cat chasing, for those of you who don't know, is the sport of cramming about eight skydivers and one cat into an airplane. When you get to 10,000 feet you toss the cat out. The skydivers then pile out and go after the cat. Whoever lands with the cat is the winner. To make a long story short … we spent about four weeks promoting the show. I had guests come by for quick appearances. Past champions, judges, sponsors and contestants. On the day of the "competition" we did a "live" remote broadcast. I sat in the studio with a cast of about five people and about 60 sound effects. We had crowd noise, helicopters, the sounds of screaming cats, airplanes, parachutes opening, wind noise … you name it. We had a chain saw used to get a cat out of a tree. We had the sound of an uncaught cat falling through the air. Let me tell you, we gave the audience one helluva show. We had county sheriffs all over South Georgia rushing to their local airports afraid that this competition was going on in their jurisdictions. What fun we had! At the end of the show we told those listeners who hadn't figured things out that it was all a spoof. We then produced a tape of the show and sold it for $10 a hit. The total proceeds went to the Fund for Animals. We raised thousands. Well – we didn't go to quite the same lengths yesterday. All I did was mention the contest and my participation. Amazingly – many people bought it. Here's the latest e-mail tally as of 6:00 a.m.: E-mails telling me they laughed their butts off: 239 E-mails telling me they would never listen to my show again: 67 E-mails telling me they were going to call all my sponsors and organize boycotts: 21 E-mails from affiliate station managers telling me they were getting demands that my show be dropped: 2 E-mails from cat-haters who wished the whole story was true: 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #47 June 17, 2004 Quote Once a cat reaches its terminal velocity, it then begins to slow down. This is because the cat relaxes, changing its position from back arched, head down, and legs pulled tightly underneath its body, to resemble a spread eagle cat. This increases its cross-sectional area and slows the cat down. I wonder what kind of a track they can get going. Imagine being a bird, thinking you're safely at 2.000' and a cat goes tracking past you! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #48 June 17, 2004 As usual, question asked and answered, both fully and humorously. I've passed the info (and a link to this thread) to the person with whom I was having the discussion. Now he'll undoubtedly see that: 1) Skydivers know a lot 2) Skydivers are whacked in the head Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #49 June 17, 2004 Quote As usual, question asked and answered, both fully and humorously. I've passed the info (and a link to this thread) to the person with whom I was having the discussion. Now he'll undoubtedly see that: 1) Skydivers know a lot 2) Skydivers are whacked in the head You already knew all that Justin.. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rebecca 0 #50 June 17, 2004 Quote Quote As usual, question asked and answered, both fully and humorously. I've passed the info (and a link to this thread) to the person with whom I was having the discussion. Now he'll undoubtedly see that: 1) Skydivers know a lot 2) Skydivers are whacked in the head You already knew all that Justin.. Yeah, but you can't just tell a person - you have to SHOW them... Mission accomplished. you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
