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Old 06-21-13 | 05:03 PM
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Thank you for this interesting factoid. I shall tell it to my overly paranoid girlfriend who thinks the cat is going to die by falling off our 2nd story balcony.
When I was around 8 years old I dropped our 2-3 year old cat off our 2nd story patio, just to test if she'd land on her feet. She was fine and lived with us for another 18 or so years. Never knew her actual age since she was a street cat that just started coming around.
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Old 06-21-13 | 05:16 PM
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kitty elephant is one of my favorite games.
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Old 06-21-13 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SlamThatStemBRO
Thank you for this interesting factoid. I shall tell it to my overly paranoid girlfriend who thinks the cat is going to die by falling off our 2nd story balcony.
I had a stupid cat try to get our canary off a 2nd story balcony. Yes, he went over the edge, looked up, glared at the cage, ran up the stairs and had another go at the bird.

But yeah, putting a kitten on a high place like the original picture is pretty stupid and cruel.
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Old 06-21-13 | 07:40 PM
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It's instinctual for a cat to right itself as it falls and land on its feet (unless you're our cat, then you just flop however you land). There are tons of videos on youtube of cats falling/jumping from telephone poles, tall trees, tall buildings, etc. They have a keen sense of orientation, I think the hairs in their ears help with this - I swear I saw that in a documentary once. Cat's also know if they can fit between things based on their whiskers, if their whiskers don't rub, they're good to go - which is why you're not supposed to cut a cat's whiskers.

Yes, cat's climb high, yes they like heights, yes they jump from those heights. Even if the kitten fell and didn't right itself, I'm sure it would be find as they have softer bones to prevent breaks when they're young. However, I still think putting a kitten on a bike seat next to a ceiling just so you can snap a photo is kind of mean.
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Old 06-21-13 | 09:01 PM
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Old 06-22-13 | 06:47 AM
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cats when falling will also flop around in the air and then right themselves before landing so that they slow themselves down as much as possible. Another cool factoid about cats is that if they break a bone or get a bad cut their body will pretty much cauterize the veins so they dont bleed out.
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Old 06-22-13 | 07:08 AM
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real man here. why is everyone *****ing about running their cat at low heights? i always run my cat at 3 stories up minimum with no retention. makes me ****ing sick seeing all of you prissy fancy feast cat owners ragging on high height cats when yours never even get to jump. why are delicate princess cats celebrated when the real cats who get to jump are frowned upon? go out and drop it from 4 floors up or gtfo this thread sucks im a real man
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Old 06-22-13 | 08:51 AM
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Old 06-23-13 | 11:26 AM
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Old 06-23-13 | 11:29 AM
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wtf....
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Old 06-24-13 | 03:18 AM
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wtf....
It's a bitsa. Obviously his parts box got crowded.
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Old 06-24-13 | 03:47 AM
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Old 06-24-13 | 05:22 AM
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first time ive seen a knockoff arione
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Old 06-24-13 | 11:13 PM
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Old 06-24-13 | 11:23 PM
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I thought this was a joke and followed the link. I am without words.
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Old 06-24-13 | 11:36 PM
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It's an Australian bike.
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Old 06-24-13 | 11:56 PM
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Old 06-25-13 | 12:35 AM
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That is one of the best things I've ever seen.
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Old 06-25-13 | 12:36 AM
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That frame geometry looks pretty weird.
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Old 06-25-13 | 12:43 AM
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That frame geometry looks pretty weird.
That is how it caught my eye in grid view. Full picture revealed the full jackassery.
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Old 06-25-13 | 05:59 AM
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Old 06-25-13 | 07:16 AM
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Old 06-27-13 | 04:30 PM
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jackawesome?


click on to see the details.

parlee vous francias?

looks comfortable


this is better than the yellow one:

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Old 06-27-13 | 04:47 PM
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jackawesome?
Is that cc700's FTP?
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Old 06-27-13 | 05:33 PM
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