the answer to the cats dropped from 30 stories?

Question

The answer is when there dropped they stiffen up until they reach there terminal velocity of around 60mph,after that they dont have the falling sensation and so they relax, the impact is then spread over a wider area of there body, here kitty kitty kitty

Answer 1

I got it right! (see your original post)
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According to one website, after 30 stories, the affect of acceleration and gravity is different. See link below.

http://www.haverford.edu/physics-astro/songs/lehrer/superball.htm
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What would happen if you dropped a superball off the Empire State Building?

As soon as the ball is dropped, it starts to accelerate of course, due to the force of gravity. However, the faster it goes, the more important the effects of air resistance become. After the ball has dropped about 100 meters (around 25-30 stories for a normal building), the force of air resistance becomes large enough to balance the force of gravity; at this point, the ball has reached its "terminal velocity", and falls at a constant rate without further acceleration. . . .
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An interesting aside: Once a person (or any other animal) reaches terminal velocity, it "feels" to your guts and your inner ear that you aren't falling (except for the huge wind rushing past you), because you are no longer accelerating. It's the acceleration in a rollercoaster that makes your stomach turn, not the speed.

This may be part of the answer to why cats who fall (accidentally) from enormous heights (more than 15 stories) have a better chance of survival than cats who fall from heights of 5 stories or so. It is hypothesized that once the cat reaches terminal velocity, it relaxes (because it no longer feels as if it's falling), and spreads out its limbs, reducing its terminal velocity still further.

Answer 2

It is true that a cat is more likely to suffer a fatal injury from a fall of 30 feet than from a fall of 90 feet. The reason is that the cat has more time to adjust its body to an ideal landing position; not because it becomes more relaxed.

Answer 3

interesting detail from Scott and Nghiem E. Could you explain why the felines always land on fours when they fall. Never seen a cat falling on its back!! terminal stuff too?

Answer 4

lol