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 Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey
IDK if the science is 100% in on cats, but I'm pretty sure I've seen this explained and debunked about the height. The problem is that the results are not really reproducible, 'cause throwing cats off of buildings is kinda frowned upon, even when it's in the name of science. The results we have are anecdotal and it is hugely likely that confirmation bias is skewing the rates which are reported. If a cat falls off a building and dies... is that worth getting excited about? But if the cat falls off a building and walks away... that's news.
This was brought up on QI a really long time ago. IIRC it's split into 4 heights. Starting from the smallest heights they're fine then they get to a point where they start getting injured/dying then slightly higher up they are safe again before reaching another height where they die again.
I can't remember what the mechanism was they use to survive but it's to do with it taking x amount of time to have an effect.
I tried to find the episode/segment but can't.
edit - here's an article about it
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17492802
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