Thank You For The Venom

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Cats vs. Astronauts: An Experiment 

Using a trampoline, a cat, and a trampolinist in a spacesuit, an experiment was conducted in 1968 by Professor Thomas R. Kane to see if a person could simulate the equilibrium of a falling a feline. to see whether a person in a space suit can imitate the falling movements of a cat, to find out how astronauts could move in space.

(photos by Ralph Crane, source: retronaut via: the-star-stuff / pizzascientist)