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BOOTY-ADE posted:Yup God I remember downloading the demo from some demo website (maybe puppy was in the url?) at my dad's office. Moonlight sonata whilst floating through a cows GI track was a level, iirc. E:happypuppy.com Leon Sumbitches has a new favorite as of 02:15 on Sep 22, 2022 |
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says they can actually fall from like 7 stories & survive with little to no injury because of their small size & how they sort of control/brace themselves
I mean just LOOK at the box art they had, how can anyone not want to check it out?
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Me and my brother played the crap outta 
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Leon Sumbitches posted:Moonlight sonata whilst floating through a cows GI track was a level, iirc. Jim's a Blind Cave Salamander, from Earthworm Jim 2. Classic.
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Sep 22, 2022 03:38
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Earthworm James
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BOOTY-ADE posted:Yup Doug Tenappel is a creative genius. Also try not to look into his politics.
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Sep 22, 2022 04:14
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jesus christ lol
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Sep 22, 2022 04:59
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BOOTY-ADE posted:Yup I read in interesting study that said a cats fall survivability may increase above a certain height. At lower heights, if a cat falls it's still trying to right itself and freaking out trying to prepare for the landing. At higher heights, the cat has more time to right itself, prepare to land, and once it hits terminal velocity it no longer feels the forces of acceleration and may calm down slightly which would aid in sticking the landing.
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Sep 22, 2022 05:35
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I read in interesting study that said a cats fall survivability may increase above a certain height. At lower heights, if a cat falls it's still trying to right itself and freaking out trying to prepare for the landing. At higher heights, the cat has more time to right itself, prepare to land, and once it hits terminal velocity it no longer feels the forces of acceleration and may calm down slightly which would aid in sticking the landing. I've also heard that but wonder how true it is after watching the episode of Smarter Every Day where he drops his cat from shoulder height and it has time to flip over. I guess that cat knew it was in a precarious situation as opposed to a cat slipping off a balcony?
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Sep 22, 2022 05:42
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Cat Hatter posted:I've also heard that but wonder how true it is after watching the episode of Smarter Every Day where he drops his cat from shoulder height and it has time to flip over. I guess that cat knew it was in a precarious situation as opposed to a cat slipping off a balcony? Probably. Who knows though, the data is all anecdotal from cat owners whose cats fell by accident, or theoretical since no one (we hope) is tossing cats off skyscrapers to see what happens.
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yeah sort of figured cats have a pretty low weight to surface area, so looked it up: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17492802 They do get pretty fast (97kph/60mph) but interestingly mentioned: quote:"Cats have long, compliant legs," says Jim Usherwood of the structure and motion lab at the Royal Veterinary College. "They've got decent muscles. In that they're able to jump quite well, the same muscles divert energy into decelerating rather than breaking bones." But yeah unsurprisingly turns out cats are very well evolved to take a fall. Edit: Also: lol brilliant.
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Probably. Who knows though, the data is all anecdotal from cat owners whose cats fell by accident, or theoretical since no one (we hope) is tossing cats off skyscrapers to see what happens. Yeah, even the YouTube video I cited had them dropping the cat into a box of pillows. It's like trying to make sense out of cats jumping onto a refrigerator but sometimes they'll just be dumb and eat poo poo jumping onto a chair.
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Cat Hatter posted:It's like trying to make sense out of cats jumping onto a refrigerator but sometimes they'll just be dumb and eat poo poo jumping onto a chair. There's nothing funny than seeing a cat try and make a jump, complete gently caress it up, be dazed for a second, then immediately act really cool like they 100% meant to exactly do that dumb poo poo. Cat's are amazingly weird sometimes, but yeah that's relatable.
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dr_rat posted:There's nothing funny than seeing a cat try and make a jump, complete gently caress it up, be dazed for a second, then immediately act really cool like they 100% meant to exactly do that dumb poo poo. Yeah their tendency to start grooming or more precisely to lick one paw and casually swipe an ear back is a very interesting choice after a devastating ego injury.
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gently caress it, here's the video. The whole thing is worth watching if you want to know how cats can flip over without violating conservation of momentum, but if you just want to skip straight to watching cats fall in slow motion I've got it linked to the first drop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWbpyjJqrU&t=65s
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:I read in interesting study that said a cats fall survivability may increase above a certain height. At lower heights, if a cat falls it's still trying to right itself and freaking out trying to prepare for the landing. At higher heights, the cat has more time to right itself, prepare to land, and once it hits terminal velocity it no longer feels the forces of acceleration and may calm down slightly which would aid in sticking the landing. The studies I've seen along those lines were based on observations from veterinarians, who don't see the cats killed by high falls.
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Sep 22, 2022 13:44
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I've seen a cat flip itself over in a two inch fall, they're just weird angels who poo poo in boxes
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Sep 22, 2022 14:17
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lmfao, putting that one in my onedrive folder
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ultrafilter posted:The studies I've seen along those lines were based on observations from veterinarians, who don't see the cats killed by high falls. QI had a bit about it, and the studies were exactly that from New York City. Below 7 stories there were a lot more deaths/extremely serious injuries, above that and they might have a broken leg or be scratched up but they mostly made it. Took a long time for the study because they specifically weren't throwing cats out of windows, they just asked all the vets to keep track.
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seaborgium posted:Took a long time for the study because they specifically weren't throwing cats out of windows, they just asked all the vets to keep track. Cowards
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Sep 22, 2022 21:59
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verbal enema posted:
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Sep 22, 2022 22:24
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There's a short documentary on Netflix right now called Inside The Mind Of A Cat that's actually worth watching. It goes into some depth about their self-righting instincts and other fascinating stuff. And if nothing else, it's got great high-def slow-motion footage of cats doing hilarious stuf.
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verbal enema posted:
Man, imagine Pinky but worse and there's four of them. And you're skydiving. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZW3_5Gr4s
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https://twitter.com/capitalweather/status/1573025397758992386?cxt=HHwWhIC9gfuQwdQrAAAA
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verbal enema posted:
Less relevant, but I'm going to mention it anyway. I once knew a guy who needed over 100 sutures (126, if memory serves) in his face, neck, chest and arms because he got drunk and thought it would be a good idea to pick up a goanna (big Australian tree-climbing lizard; huge gently caress-off claws).
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Lady Disdain posted:Less relevant, but I'm going to mention it anyway. nah its relevant animals with big gently caress off claws are badass for a reason! what i want to know is whats the difference between claws and nails? like my hamster has "claws" but he sure dont use them offensively against me when i feed him thats what his horrible teeth are for gently caress me those hurt
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Lady Disdain posted:Less relevant, but I'm going to mention it anyway. I dealt with goanna bites and scratches half a dozen times in Texas because of a reptile shop that was cavalier with their handling policies Some of those people got hosed right up.
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verbal enema posted:nah its relevant animals with big gently caress off claws are badass for a reason! The ability to retract them?
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Nah, some animal claws don't retract. Claws are more hook-shaped and thick, while nails are just a curved flat surface that's not particularly sharp. Kinda like comparing steak knives to butter knives.
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freeedr posted:I dealt with goanna bites and scratches half a dozen times in Texas because of a reptile shop that was cavalier with their handling policies I knew some guys who owned a reptile shop in Australia and they're weren't exactly cavalier about their handling policies but they were pretty relaxed with all their animals ..... with the one exception being the big lace monitor they had in the back. That was the only animal which had the special rule "Do not do ANYTHING involving that fucker unless at least 2 staff are present" verbal enema posted:what i want to know is whats the difference between claws and nails? like my hamster has "claws" but he sure dont use them offensively against me when i feed him thats what his horrible teeth are for gently caress me those hurt Scathach posted:Nah, some animal claws don't retract. Claws are more hook-shaped and thick, while nails are just a curved flat surface that's not particularly sharp. Kinda like comparing steak knives to butter knives. Also claws are generally used for actively grasping things (prey, perches, climbing trees) and nails are generally used passively/indirect
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so my hamster DOES have claws what an absolute unit
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Lady Disdain posted:Less relevant, but I'm going to mention it anyway. Holy poo poo, I once read somewhere that the average chainsaw injury is only 120 stitches.
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lmao that we have an idea of "the average chainsaw injury"
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The average treatable chainsaw injury, mind you.
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Chainsaw injuries are often not stitched at all or only a few to hold in basic approximation because chainsaws chew tissue right the gently caress up and the wound borders are too tattered to pull together nicely and have a good effect anyway. I have seen a few get fully repaired. That’s my experience after seeing ~ 20 chainsaw injuries, so small sample size overall.
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My dad, logger by birth who started working in the woods with his dad at 14 back in the 60's, was so thoroughly horrified/impressed by the demonstration of a chainsaw against a pork hock, and then against a pork hock wearing kevlar chainsaw chaps, that he immediately bought chaps and wore them the rest of his career.
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Big deal my dad also wore chaps
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The chainsaw was invented to cut flesh, by Bernhard Heine in 1830. Only in the 1920s did chainsaws begin to be used on trees.
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Platystemon posted:The chainsaw was invented to cut flesh, by Bernhard Heine in 1830. And then in 1993, it was finally used for its true purpose 
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Death of Rats posted:And then in 1993, it was finally used for its true purpose 
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