Why Do Cats Always Land On Their Feet?

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License: Creative Commons Attribution Why Do Cats Always Land On Their Feet? nomomentum
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01 Nov, 2010

Duration: 02:30
Team: nomomentum
Region: London

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Award Nominees , Explanation , Physics , Secondary

No cats were harmed in the making of this film. But they did do some physics.

Director's Notes:

In this film we explain the perennial conundrum that has dumbfounded scientists and non-scientists alike - just why do cats always land on their feet?

Well the answer is deeply rooted in the physics of angular momentum…

Nominee: IOP Best SciCast Physics Film (16+), 2010