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Lucky The Lucky Cat Continues To Fascinate

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The story of Lucky, the lower Manhattan cat who survived a 26-story fall (he "only" had a broken toe and broken lower jaw), has captured the imagination of a country. And, perhaps unsurprisingly, there are people who want more answers. Check out this video:

Lucky seems to be fine in this Good Morning, America segment; his owner Keri Hostetler, grateful her 3-year-old tabby is doing well, urged pet owners to get screens for their windows and pet insurance. And here's the Straight Dope on "cat righting reflex"—aka whether cats really are able to right themselves (with their nonfatal terminal velocity!) and survive falls.

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  • robingee

    9/11... JFK... Lucky the cat

  • wlotus

    Some people have way too much time on their hands to make videos like that. :-)

  • ping

    I'm so happy that little Lucky survived the fall. As I watched him during the morning-primetime interview, I could see that all he wanted was to:

    a)be left alone

    b)not to be 'transported to all sorts of family gatherings', 'cause we all know that kittehs want to stay HOME.

  • JacqueMehoff

    Lucky's kinda chunky.

    I could sleep on him. Glad he's OK.

    My cat did that and scared the bejeesus out of me. he didn't fall but was out on a skinny ledge like him.

    cats are curious creatures even changing to opening the top window sash, my cat jump up and grabbed a pigeon from outside.

  • PTG in nyc

    this is by far the coolest cat in town: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ

  • just saying

    with all due respect that is the dumbest thing I've seen all week (possibly all month)

  • matty

    Also I am going to make a video just like that for the next jen carlson/patrick moberg/subway love/blackbook.com conspiracy that I see on this site.

  • matty

    It was a "CAT" astrophe!?



    anybody? Anybody? Hello?

  • GoToHell

    How did the cat get around the corner, that's the only thing I don't get. The open window is on one side of the corner and the ledge he is photographed on is around the corner and it seems the two ledges are not connected. How could he get around that obstruction of the corner?

  • the3rdbridge

    Wow. I totally proposed the terminal velocity theory on the original Gothamist posting. Love the loose change spoof.

  • r1b2

    Um, I proposed it. You replied to it. Just sayin'.

  • the3rdbridge

    Maybe so, but only one us gave the formula!

  • r1b2

    It's a constant, not a formula. You did provide it, but I brought the notion of terminal velocity as a factor of survival to the discussion.



    You make me whole.

  • r1b2

    It's a constant, not a formula. You did provide it, but I brought the notion of terminal velocity as a factor of survival to the discussion.



    You make me whole.

  • Global Wombat

    you are both the liars. Filthy filthy liars.

  • jibbly

    Haha, cute little guy.

  • jaycjay

    "So do people realize they throw every bit of their credibility out when they mention if it's on Wikipedia, it has to be true?"



    That video -- and website -- are obviously going for humor, not credibility. I'm sure they knew that proclaiming "not according to Wikipedia" was going to evoke some laughs. I laughed at it.

  • ForrestWhitaker

    Didn't read the website, and only watched the video until the wikipedia thing. I stand corrected.

  • jaycjay

    There actually isn't a website. I should probsbly have said website address... clearly a play on 911truth.org.

  • ForrestWhitaker

    So do people realize they throw every bit of their credibility out when they mention if it's on Wikipedia, it has to be true?

  • That video is awesome.



    "...not according to Wikipedia."



    Next claim: "I read it on the Internet, therefore it must be true!"

  • eyekantspel

    i propose a scientific study. 1000 cats dropped from different heights should do the trick.

  • Peter

    It would be more fun to do the experiment with humans.

  • Brooklynbobby

    I agree Peter. Let's start with eyekantspel.

  • Mr Mel

    I hate cat stories.

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