• TomAwsm@lemmy.world
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    Aren’t cats able to do that (always land on their feet) because there’s something inherently unique about their spines? Surely that’s gotta be hard for a human to replicate?

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      A collarbone that isn’t attached to any other bones and a very flexible spine. However, while this makes them extremely good at it, the actual motions involved are, as demonstrated, manageable for a human. We’re just a lot worse at it

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        Yeah it takes us longer than 2 stories to do it. But when you’re falling around a planet you have plenty of time.

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      I suspect the specific biomechanics of it change, but the general principle helps to get a starting point for figuring out human-applicable techniques. It was a very cutting-edge field at the time, after all; any advantage or pre-existing applicable work was welcome!