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    If you drop a cat upside down, it will always mysteriously land on its feet. How can the animal achieve a net rotation in space without having anything to push against?

    Question #25109. Asked by Nude Dude. (Dec 12 02 4:38 AM)


    Gnomon

    		It is possible to rotate in space by turning one part of your body in one direction and another part in the opposite direction. The cat does a complicated twist which involves it the front half going one way and the back half another. When the front feet hit the ground it straightens out.

    Dec 12 02, 8:15 AM

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