The Return Of Today I Learned!!

[Greybeard]

TIL, Farmers use donkeys to protect their herds.

 

 

[Canadian Bills Fan]

 

 

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

I guess this is a 'YIL'...

 

So yesterday I found our (mostly indoor) male cat at the back door.  He only goes out supervised for now (adolescent/siamese/fetches better than our dog/awesome cat!!), - I knew the only way he could be there was by jumping off our second story roof... 

 

which made me nervous

 

until

 

I looked up 'how far can a cat fall'

 

maybe I'm the last person on the planet to know this, but apparently the odds are in a cat's favor to survive a fall from ANY height- as long as they have oxygen.  Their terminal velocity is about 60 MPH, and if they land on a reasonable, non-jagged surface, their bodies stand a decent chance of absorbing the impact.   

[ExiledInIllinois]

1 hour ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

I guess this is a 'YIL'...

 

So yesterday I found our (mostly indoor) male cat at the back door.  He only goes out supervised for now (adolescent/siamese/fetches better than our dog/awesome cat!!), - I knew the only way he could be there was by jumping off our second story roof... 

 

which made me nervous

 

until

 

I looked up 'how far can a cat fall'

 

maybe I'm the last person on the planet to know this, but apparently the odds are in a cat's favor to survive a fall from ANY height- as long as they have oxygen.  Their terminal velocity is about 60 MPH, and if they land on a reasonable, non-jagged surface, their bodies stand a decent chance of absorbing the impact.   

Tough too! Did you see the story of Binx?

 

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60e958e0e4b06dfc5e21a1a2/amp

 

Anyway, I recall reading that cats right themselves in mid air and use like a parachute effect.

Edited July 13, 2021 by ExiledInIllinois

[Saxum]

1 hour ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

I guess this is a 'YIL'...

 

So yesterday I found our (mostly indoor) male cat at the back door.  He only goes out supervised for now (adolescent/siamese/fetches better than our dog/awesome cat!!), - I knew the only way he could be there was by jumping off our second story roof... 

 

which made me nervous

 

As long as if cat is smart enough to not go in yards with dogs.  When I was growing up we had a pair of very large collies (Rusty and Pepper) which spent most of their time in our backyard.  Many people just let their cats wander and occasionally a cat would wander into our backyard.  It was amazing how fast those big lumbering dogs could move when they wanted to; sort of reminds me of a lineman.  The cat would not usually be able to get out of backyard fast enough and dog would kill it.  Even saw one cat walking on plastic covered wire fence surrounding yard teasing dogs.  One dog ran into fence and cat fell into yard and before cat could get up and out the other dog got it.   Eventually our dogs were moved to a farm but I never got to see them and have always wondered if my mother lied to us.

[Johnny Hammersticks]

8 minutes ago, Limeaid said:

 

As long as if cat is smart enough to not go in yards with dogs.  When I was growing up we had a pair of very large collies (Rusty and Pepper) which spent most of their time in our backyard.  Many people just let their cats wander and occasionally a cat would wander into our backyard.  It was amazing how fast those big lumbering dogs could move when they wanted to; sort of reminds me of a lineman.  The cat would not usually be able to get out of backyard fast enough and dog would kill it.  Even saw one cat walking on plastic covered wire fence surrounding yard teasing dogs.  One dog ran into fence and cat fell into yard and before cat could get up and out the other dog got it.   Eventually our dogs were moved to a farm but I never got to see them and have always wondered if my mother lied to us.

 

Jeebus!  TIL @Limeaid has some deeply rooted childhood trauma 😳

[BringMetheHeadofLeonLett]

50 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Tough too! Did you see the story of Binx?

 

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60e958e0e4b06dfc5e21a1a2/amp

 

Anyway, I recall reading that cats right themselves in mid air and use like a parachute effect.

With the webbed feet they can probably sky-surf too!

 

Where's the Pegula jet!!

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said:

 

 

Someone check Wolfie's alibis for the day of the drowning and the fire...🤔🤨

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[Beerball]

On 7/12/2021 at 9:26 AM, Brennan Huff said:

I do like “today I learned” more than “I was today years old when…”

I was today years old when I learned it was illegal to get a shave and a haircut in NYS on a Sunday.

 

https://capitolpressroom.org/2021/07/12/new-york-may-retire-formal-prohibition-on-sunday-haircuts/

[Canadian Bills Fan]

 

[Canadian Bills Fan]

 

 

 

 

[ExiledInIllinois]

TiL:  Don't use DarkMode when reading this thread. 🙄🙄

[Canadian Bills Fan]

 

[Saxum]

TIL selling playbooks is illegal.

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/sports/football/where-have-you-gone-garlic-breath.html

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Hut $1, Hut $2, Hut $3

 

Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested the former N.F.L. quarterback Karl Sweetan in 1972 after he tried to sell a copy of the Los Angeles Rams' playbook to the coach of the New Orleans Saints. Sweetan had been released by the Rams and hoped to help a division rival. Instead, Saints Coach J.D. Roberts notified the N.F.L., which alerted the authorities.

 

Sweetan was slapped with federal charges that included wire fraud and interstate transportation of stolen property. But the playbook wasn't worth enough for Sweetan to be charged with a federal crime, so the charges were dropped. It's doubtful the playbook would have helped the Saints anyway. They finished the season with a 2-11-1 record.

 

[Greybeard]

2 hours ago, Canadian Bills Fan said:

 

       Where do posters that do that here rank?

[RaoulDuke79]

On 7/20/2021 at 9:40 AM, Canadian Bills Fan said:

 

Did you also know that some clowns got in trouble for trying to hit a tuna can off of it or something along those lines?

[maddenboy]

On 7/13/2021 at 8:49 AM, Limeaid said:

 

As long as if cat is smart enough to not go in yards with dogs.  When I was growing up we had a pair of very large collies (Rusty and Pepper) which spent most of their time in our backyard.  Many people just let their cats wander and occasionally a cat would wander into our backyard.  It was amazing how fast those big lumbering dogs could move when they wanted to; sort of reminds me of a lineman.  The cat would not usually be able to get out of backyard fast enough and dog would kill it.  Even saw one cat walking on plastic covered wire fence surrounding yard teasing dogs.  One dog ran into fence and cat fell into yard and before cat could get up and out the other dog got it.   Eventually our dogs were moved to a farm but I never got to see them and

 

have always wondered if my mother lied to us.

TIL what happened to Rusty and Pepper

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

On 7/22/2021 at 9:28 AM, ExiledInIllinois said:

TiL:  Don't use DarkMode when reading this thread. 🙄🙄

The group was called 'Depeche Mode'. 🤨

[SinceThe70s]

LAMP Alert! Read on at your own discretion.

 

Today I learned that when my teenage boys are waiting for their video games to start up they watch Bob Ross paint sh!t. 

[Greybeard]

   So today I learned that Samsung has a disable TV feature.  

https://www.techzim.co.zw/2021/08/bad-news-for-south-african-looters-as-samsung-moves-to-block-their-stolen-tvs/

 

 In searching for this thread, I also learned we don't learn as much these days.  One month with no additional posts!!