Watch what happens when you drop a 30-pound cat—in slow-mo

This is everything right now.

Miles Klee

Internet Culture

Published Dec 11, 2014 Updated May 30, 2021, 12:15 am CDT

Hey, uh, quick question: What are you doing reading this sentence? If you scroll down a bit, there’s a slow-mo video of a man dropping a 30-pound Maine Coon upside-down to see whether his girth prevents him from landing on his feet. That’s probably what you’re here for.

Still reading? I’m not sure what else I can tell you. There’s sufficient padding so that Fenway—the gigantic cat in question—is never at risk of injury, if that’s what you’re worried about. Oh, and for those of you who click play and think to yourself, “That cat’s not so big,” just give it a minute. The full-figured feline will make his appearance shortly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–w3WAlVNlw

You want GIFs? You got ’em.

YouTube

In conclusion, you just watched some guy’s fat cat fall with a grace unmatched in the animal kingdom. Please feel free to click on something else now, and have a lovely day.

Photo via iX Cameras/YouTube

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*First Published: Dec 11, 2014, 7:49 pm CST

Miles Klee

Miles Klee is a novelist and web culture reporter. The former editor of the Daily Dot’s Unclick section, Klee’s essays, satire, and fiction have appeared in Lapham’s Quarterly, Vanity Fair, 3:AM, Salon, the Awl, the New York Observer, the Millions, and the Village Voice. He's the author of two odd books of fiction, 'Ivyland' and 'True False.'