Cat flipping. Lands on feet. Like buttered toast. For science.
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Buttered toast always lands butter side down and cats always land on their feet.
By joining the 2 they will spin indefinitely.
And thus the world's energy problems were solved forever.
The full video with sound is much better!
I concur. Sometimes a gif cannot compare to full sound.
Wikipedia has multiple articles dedicated to this phenomenon.
Exhibit A: Buttered Cat Paradox
Exhibit B: Cat Righting Reflex
For science!
Cats are not the only animals that land on their feet.
From Reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/gifs/comments/1c4p8a/apparently_cats_arent_the_only_animals_that_know/
6:39 PM Dec 15 2012