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The scope of feline weirdness is unprecedented. I mean, we do know cats are so dramatic they deserve an Oscar, they love sleeping in the most bizarre places like flower pots and tissue boxes, and sometimes their .exe stops working.

But what if I tell you that new evidence shows our beloved furballs have been defying the laws of physics?

From bouncing off the walls at 3 am like an astronaut in space to practicing for an audition for the Spider Cat sequel, these are the sightings that cancel gravity, the speed of light, mechanics... you name it. Let’s see it to believe it down below and I promise, you won’t be looking at your chonk in the tronk the same way again.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here, you will find the majestic cat tree. It appears as if there's a bountiful harvest this year

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To find out just how cats defy the laws of physics, Bored Panda reached out to cat behaviorist Celia Haddon, who has lectured on cat behavior at Ruskin Anglia University and Oxford Adult Education.

Celia explained that their climbing powers come down to unique feline anatomy. “Cats' claws are curved so they can use them for climbing upwards. They are retractable, so cats walk without their claws touching the ground, but protract them to climb.”

Moreover, the claws help felines grip onto surfaces. “They can, therefore, climb straight up, if there is something they can get their claws into, like a tree trunk or a wall which is not too smooth.” Having said that, Celia added that “a completely smooth 90-degree angle surface would be too much of a challenge.”

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🎶 Spider-Cat! Spider-Cat! Feral neighborhood Spider-Cat! 🎶

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Cats are also notorious jumpers who could reach the sky if they wanted to. The cat behaviorist said that “they can jump six times or more their own height from a standing start.”

Exactly how high that’d be depends on every cat individually. It may partly have to do with “the relative length of their back legs and their weight, according to a study in the Journal of Experimental Biology.”

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is it just me, or is that smile on the cat's face somewhat unnerving?

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If you’re still not convinced that felines have special superpowers, wait till you hear how flexible they are.

Celia explained that: “They have free-floating tiny collar bones, or clavicles, which are not fixed to any of the other bones in their skeleton. (Humans' longer collar bones are attached to and brace together the breastbone and the shoulder blade.)”

Plus, “They have 30 vertebrae, the bones that make up the spine, with a further 18-23 vertebrae in the tails. It is their specially cushioned disks between their vertebrae that allow their spine to be so flexible.”

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As a result of this incredible anatomy, cats can, in fact, rotate their bodies 180 degrees to the left or right. So, no, you were not hallucinating, nor was it a glitch in the matrix.

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm just sitting on top of the world. Or in this case, on top of the glass roof of a car.

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Ben Steinberg
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hover cat approves of your vehicle -- you may drive on now, mortal...

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Maria Roberts
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a place to sit so I can awe my viewers and watch over my dominion! meow ha ha ha!

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averageperson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It looks like a cat blimp way up high... an eerily realistic cat blimp.

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Gustavo Uchida
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cat-shaped mother-ship to rescue their species back to Planet Cat

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Maggie Mae
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How Wonderful I Can See for Miles and Underneath too!!! Great Place to go for a Ride!!

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James Heartney
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm imagining this is a fifty-foot tall cat hovering over the landscape looking for... something. Better stay in the car.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is so awesome if you haven't already you should definitely definitely enter this into lots and lots of photo contest

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would buy a t-shirt with this on it I would buy a poster with this on that is absolutely gorgeous

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is beautiful! You should definitely add this into lots and lots of content

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

bow down to me human peasant. for I am king CALICO and I shall rule you. FOREVER!! *insert maniacal laugh*

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Marcia Clark
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've left my purse on top of the car and took off. Please check your passenger list.

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Marcia Clark
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're so smart. I thought he was sitting on a shammy on the windshield.

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Elsie Collins
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is either a cat angel from Heaven hovering over this car, or an alien that just got dropped off from that tiny speck of a Mother ship to his left!!!

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Wendy Solo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They always look so cool when you can get pics of them on glass tables, or in this case...the sunroof. lol

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This cat has an amazing sense of balance, even whilst asleep! I would have fallen between the crack ages ago.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'Yo kid! Yeah u! Get your head over here I need a prop!*to catch this bird!*'

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