L9(2):Flying cats
All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries.
Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting study,because there is no shortage of tall buildings.
There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from!
One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. 'Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers.' a doctor said.
It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likely to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.
ɛl9(2):ˈflaɪɪŋ kæts
ɔl ðiz kæts hæd wʌn ɪkˈspɪriəns ɪn ˈkɑmən: ðeɪ hæd ˈfɑlən ɔf haɪ ˈbɪldɪŋz, jɛt ˈoʊnli eɪt ʌv ðɛm daɪd frʌm ʃɑk ɔr ˈɪnʤəriz.
ʌv kɔrs, nu jɔrk ɪz ði aɪˈdil pleɪs fɔr sʌʧ ən ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ˈstʌdi,bɪˈkɔz ðɛr ɪz noʊ ˈʃɔrtəʤ ʌv tɔl ˈbɪldɪŋz.
ðɛr ɑr ˈplɛnti ʌv haɪ-raɪz windowsills tu fɔl frʌm!
wʌn kæt, səˈbrinə, fɛl 32 ˈstɔriz, jɛt ˈoʊnli ˈsʌfərd frʌm ə ˈbroʊkən tuθ. kæts bɪˈheɪv laɪk wɛl-treɪnd ˈpɛrəˌtrupərz.' ə ˈdɑktər sɛd.
ɪt simz ðæt ðə ˈfɜrðər kæts fɔl, ðə lɛs ðeɪ ɑr ˈlaɪkli tu ˈɪnʤər ðɛmˈsɛlvz. ɪn ə lɔŋ drɑp, ðeɪ riʧ spidz ʌv 60 maɪlz ən ˈaʊər ænd mɔr. æt haɪ spidz, ˈfɑlɪŋ kæts hæv taɪm tu rɪˈlæks. ðeɪ strɛʧ aʊt ðɛr lɛgz laɪk ˈflaɪɪŋ ˈskwərəlz. ðɪs ɪnˈkrisəz ðɛr ɛr-rɪˈzɪstəns ænd rəˈdusəz ðə ʃɑk ʌv ˈɪmpækt wɛn ðeɪ hɪt ðə graʊnd.
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