# What is your problem, Chronos?

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**Created:** [November 3, 2025, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519 "2025-11-03T03:41:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-problem-chronos/1024519/202 "2025-11-25T14:04:06Z")

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I probably saw this thread:

> [@Remember that thread with the dumb argument about jumping cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-that-thread-with-the-dumb-argument-about-jumping-cats/455671):
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> You know - the one where it was against the laws of physics for any animal to be able to jump higher than three feet - and any observation to the contrary was ‘anecdotal’ or otherwise worthless? Remember that one? OK, now have a look at this video: [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1474352/kitten\_jumps\_7\_ft/](http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1474352/kitten_jumps_7_ft/) When the video freezes at 0:31, no part of the cat’s body is lower than the chin of the person standing alongside - this is a height of at least four feet - probably five. The cat’s centre…

The video in the first post is no longer there, but the one linked ~post 33 is, and it’s worth watching:

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OCcfymXQkM4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgXChUMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAUbRpoz7Q413YolBM_nF1u4MoygQ "Mutegi Jumps 7 Feet!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCcfymXQkM4)

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