# Why is my cat afraid of the floor?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 8, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-afraid-of-the-floor/471843 "2008-11-08T21:13:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-afraid-of-the-floor/471843/7 "2008-11-09T06:12:00Z")

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\*“The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won’t sit upon a cold stove lid, either.” \* Mark Twain

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