My Kitty Can Fly

from dmarks1 on YT:

A story of a man, a fence, and a cat. This is how one man tried to do something that's never been done before - to build an escape proof fence.
xxovercastxxsays...

As soon as he said the jump distance was 2.5x her body length, I knew what was coming. Cats can jump something like 4x their body length from a standstill.

The PVC was a very good idea, though. It's probably not wide enough for the stone wall. I suggest lining the stone wall with electrified dobermans wrapped in razorwire.

srdsays...

>> ^vaporlock:
No, I'm actually wondering about the hair.


He took a solemn vow to not cut his hair until he manages to build a cat-proof fence. 7 years and counting. If he ever manages it, his local barbershop will make a killing.

pierrekrahnsays...

Outwitted by a cat? Who would have thunk?

My cat has never jumped over the fence because she is KEPT INDOORS AT ALL TIMES!

Also, cats don't even need an inch to walk on top of a fence.... so your 3-inch gap is plenty!

And finally, who the hell calls the top of a cage a "fence"?

Paybacksays...

Just dig a moat, fill it with water... and sharks... with lasers on their heads...



...and I think a good question is, why are these cats SO interested in getting away from this guy?

Mazesays...

The show "The New Inventors" (ABC Australia) featured a cat proof fence with a similar theme.

The pipes on top of the fence could roll freely, meaning a cat could not climb over it.

But yeah, that guy needs a taller fence in that particular spot

AeroMechanicalsays...

Those Abyssinians are very athletic. I had one that could jump from a standstill to the top of a 7-foot refrigerator. He could make it to the top of a 9-foot bookcase, but he had to bounce off the opposite wall to do it, which was pretty cool to watch.

I just keep mine indoors now. No cat I've ever had that I let go outdoors lived to be over three years old.

I try to keep them out of places indoors (they try to dig under closed doors--makes a mess of the carpet), which is also hard, and I'm thinking the key might lie in a stuffed badger with one of those proximity buzzers by it. Maybe rubber snakes would work too.

rottenseedsays...

After hours of calculations, I have determined that cats derive the power of their jump from the muscles in their legs. If you were to take the legs off of the cat, I hypothesize that the cat will not be able to jump over the fence.

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