Fact Or Fiction?

[basscat]

If a cat falls from the 7th floor of a building it has about 30% less chance of surviving than a cat that falls from the 20th floor.
It supposedly takes about 8 floors for the cat to realize what is occurring, relax and correct itself.

 

[Furballsmom]

hmmm. --seems like I've heard about quicker reaction times than that.
Edit; I was just remembering a video that I'm fairly sure was less than 7 floors, the cat for some strange reason was totally adamant about getting out, no ledge no nothing, the hapless worker on the roof had to watch the whole thing. It spread-eagled, and ran away after. Craziness.

 

[Margret]

Sounds plausible, but I'd say the chances are low in both cases.

Margret

 

[kittens mom]

All I've ever heard is the cat has a greater chance of injuring itself falling off the fridge than it does falling off your roof. I've seen a few horrific videos of cats falling from trees and telephone poles that were basically uninjured but not unscathed.

 

[Furballsmom]

kittens mom oh yeah, or the ones where the firefighter's up on the ladder and basically just gives the cat a "here you go, fly away" toss (don't get me wrong, I love firefighters!), and the camera follows the cat's trajectory and landing, and sure enough, up and away it goes.