Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!yale!cmcl2!phri!roy From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Newsgroups: sci.bio Subject: Re: Squirrel Questions (really cats) Keywords: drag terminal velocity Message-ID: <3519@phri.UUCP> Date: 29 Sep 88 15:49:08 GMT References: <22811@mordor.s1.gov> <14804@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Reply-To: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) Organization: Public Health Research Inst. (NY, NY) Lines: 14 There was a study that I saw not too long ago that dealt with the mortality rate of cats falling over various distances. It showed a distince maximum at (if I remember correctly) about 5 storys, after which the rate actually went down significantly (i.e. a cat is more likely to survive a 20-story drop than a 5-story drop). Unfortunately, I cannot remember where I saw this. Presumably the study was based on statistical studies of existing vet case reports, and didn't involve any experimental procedures. :-) -- Roy Smith, System Administrator Public Health Research Institute {allegra,philabs,cmcl2,rutgers}!phri!roy -or- phri!roy@uunet.uu.net "The connector is the network"