# Cats ----- in --- space!!!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 29, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-in-space/753422 "2016-04-29T13:57:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-in-space/753422/1 "2016-04-29T13:57:49Z")

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Well, not in space, really, but at least in zero G:

[https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-cats-handle-zero-gravity-153000248.html](https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-cats-handle-zero-gravity-153000248.html)  
These cats are not happy. Their tails are fluffed out and they’re flailing for support and control. The last shot of the Russian video says it all – the poor cat is clinging onto the strap it’s managed to snag for dear life.  
I suspect that cats accustomed to gravity would be as cool and collected as they are on the ground “I meant to bounce off that wall” – but these cats are clearly taken by surprise when their usual expectation of normal gravity was defeated.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-in-space/753422/2 "2016-04-29T16:12:30Z")

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[It would sure make it easier to juggle them.](https://youtu.be/1bGVT4-1DBU?t=47)