Chuck Stewart wrote:
Yes, the cat was "uncomfortable". Unfortunately, it was for science...
All experiments so far with cats in micro-g have resulted in miserable
cats.
It gets into a really severe roll toward the end of the video. It looks
like it's going to be pretty dizzy by the time this is all over.
I always wondered how a bird would handle zero G, at least it would be
used to moving in three dimensions.
I wonder if the weightlessness would make it think it is in a terminal
dive and cause it to frantically beat its wings in an attempt to pull
out of the dive before it hits the "ground".
Of course we could test a small yellow canary and a puddy cat at the
same time.
Alternatively, a black puddy cat with a white stripe painted on its
back, and a amorous skunk. :-)
Pat
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