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

I had a cat that could climb interior walls. It was seriously a great thing when he became slightly larger and couldn't muster the energy anymore.

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

I think it is able to do that because of stucco and it is on an outside corner. Who am I trying to fool, it's cat magic!

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

Uh oh, now how do I get back down? Call the Fire Department.

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

"Uh, yes, uh, my cat is stuck on a vertical wall?"..."no, a WALL"...."yes, ON it..."

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

Celia Haddon added that “a completely smooth 90-degree angle surface would be too much of a challenge.” Hmm...maybe not...

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

A great surprise when you wake up and find spider-cat right where you walk out...

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

This one has an angel prodding her into any position, and she pleases her angel, doing it hundred percent.

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

cats shouldn't be able to climb like that. Its going to hurt itself ........

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

This must be the famous "Wall Climbing Cat" a cross between a cat and a mountain goat?

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

Nobody can Find me Here!!Absolutely NOT Going to the Vets!!!

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

Sneaky cat attack planned by by guard cat, as burglar leaves the house...

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

I had a neighbour years ago whose cat did this. He'd end up on top floor balconies and they'd have to call her to come get him.

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

Have you ever read the story of one little boy tried to ring someone's bell as if the boy wanted to do so and then when an innocent man helped him rang the bell at which point that particular boy asked that man to run? that cat does it all by itself!

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

Now, if he was a ginger you wouldn’t see him at all!

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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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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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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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