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and it will almost always land on its feet. That's because cats are extremely flexible. They can twist their bodies mid-air as they fall. But landing feet first isn't always the best strategy.

and it will almost always land on its feet. That's because cats are extremely flexible. They can twist their bodies mid-air as they fall. But landing feet first isn't always the best strategy.

Berry gave two real-world examples of these phenomenon that illustrate the idea with images familiar to most people — the Foucault pendulum, or a simple pendulum with a ball and chain, and a cat ...