Why Cats Survive 7-Story Falls Better Than 2-Story Falls: The Counterintuitive Physics Behind High-Rise Syndrome
Veterinarians have long known a paradoxical truth: cats falling from higher floors often survive with fewer injuries than those falling from lower heights. This counterintuitive discovery in feline medicine reveals how physics, terminal velocity, and the cat’s remarkable righting reflex combine to create an unexpected survival advantage—but there’s a dark catch.