Daily Drop: Ted the Cat

[Don Reba]

Maybe you should do a whole series on dropping small animals. Think about it.

 

[mikespoff]

that was AWESOME.

 

[Lolicaust]

O HAI, ESCAPIST

Seems like my cat is having his fifteen minutes of internet fame... I am his 'owner', feeder and janitor. I will do my best to answer any Ted-related queries!

Starting with:

Ted is such a fluffy cat! Just wondering what collar is he wearing? I notice that round grey thing sticking out from the collar in the first drop.

Good eye - they were supposed to be tiny goggles, but he didn't like them on his face. After the first drop I just took them off.

Can someone tell me what kind of cat Ted is? I want a cat like that

Whoever guessed Burmese was pretty close - he is a complete mutt, but his mum looked like a classic Birman. He resembles her a lot; fortunately, his attitude is much better.

When the crowbar sign came up I was expecting them to swap a smash for them scratching Ted with the pointy end of the crowbar and the cat just squirming and purring. Would have been cool, I think.

He wasn't interested in standing still, or something like that might have happened. Instead, he wanted to investigate the fascinating basement he was in, and eventually hide himself behind large dusty objects. He carried that off like a pro. I'll see what I can do about getting some footage of him being a total suck-up.

OT: This is the first time I've seen the footage since it was filmed, and it's fascinating! Who knew that cat had so much skin...

 

[Tony2077]

that was interesting seeing what the legs did but the parkour jump off that high speed camera show on discovery is still the weirdest

 

[Boba Frag]

Yes Alex, you really did have me going for a moment there!
Paul's face as he angrily calls for the crowbar is always hilarious.

Loved it, guys. Especially the way you used the fluffiest cat you could find so we could see all that slo-mo fur cascading down.
Excellent stuff.

 

[Captain Bobbossa]

Oh Alex, you are such a tease.

 

[yeel]

There is a lot more flex in those front paws then I expected.

If my arms would bend like that i don't think they would be flexing back in position afterwards.
If you look at a cat skeleton they seem to have their wrist pretty high up their 'forearms' maybe this allows it to bend so much.

 

[The Big Eye]

Ted the astronaut is better.

 

[Marik Bentusi]

Drop a crowbar next.

 

[D1C3]

it actually looks painful

 

[PrototypeC]

Ted is such a pussy. (hehehehehe) My cat is used to jumping down from high places and is ready to forgive me for anything before I even give her treats. She'd be able to handle it like a MAN. Cat... MAN-CAT.

 

[Lancer873]

I was lolling at the crowbar idea... before I even saw the crowbar part.

 

[Xennon]

Random facts about dropping cats. Cats have a non fatal terminal velocity, meaning you can drop a cat out of a plane and it would survive.

Also, a cat is more likely to be injured from a fall between 3 stories and 7 stories, than a fall out of a plane. This is because they don't have time to orient themselves and spread their bodies to 'parachute' and subsequently absorb the impact.

Daily Drop, please do not drop a cat out of a plane.

 

[silasbufu]

Really interesting to see how the cat's muscles work in that situation.

Also : WHO'S THE CAT?? YOU'RE THE CAAAT

 

[punipunipyo]

um... did the owner approved?

 

[beema]

It was amazing to see the force of impact rippling through his front legs.

that cat is adorable, btw

 

[Alpha Maeko]

I can imagine Alex's bloody corpse being the next drop if he had actually swung that crowbar at Mr. Ted.

 

[crudus]

This is my most watched Daily Drop O.O

The kitty is just too adorable.

 

[Novur]

To adm- -minister -crowbar to animals is frequently a very difficul- -t matter.

 

[Alphakirby]

See what happens when people keep screaming for crowbar use?

They nearly use it on a cat?