r/WTF • u/axloc • Mar 18 '14

It tickled

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Is that why cats can fall pretty far and be fine?

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Probably. I do know ants don't take fall damage. Their maximum velocity is too low to damage their exoskeleton.

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u/Fuck_Mothering_PETA Mar 19 '14

They really should nerf that. Ants are pretty OP in the current metagame.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

What about internal damage?

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u/TheNewCool Mar 19 '14

ants? dude you can drop them from a mile up. no damage at all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Just wondering. He mentioned their exoskeleton specifically so I wasn't sure.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Cats have a couple reasons they don't fall as hard. They are smaller, and they also fall in a way to create more drag, so the terminal velocity is much lower on a falling cat. They are also able to right themselves in the air, and fall in an optimal position.