I’m a Scientist is like school science lessons meet the X Factor! School students choose which scientist gets a prize of $1000 to communicate their work.
Scientists and students talk on this website. They both break down barriers, have fun and learn. But only the students get to vote.
This zone is the Disease Zone. It has scientists studying theĀ causes and processes ofĀ illness . Who gets the prize? YOU decide!
Actually, it’s because they have a reflex for it! You can see a nice animation of it on the Wikipedia page. And then, for fun, you can think about the buttered cat paradox: cats always land on their feet, and toast always lands buttered side down, so what would happen if you strapped buttered toast to the back of a cat (butter side up) and dropped it?
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What a interesting question and good answer & good site Steve has sited.
I learned from both of you and laughed a lot. Thank you very much!
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š great question. I’ve had heaps of cats as pets and yes, they always land on their feet.
It’s called a righting reflex, and they can do it because they have a very flexible spine. I think if we humans were as flexible as cats, we might be able to do that as well. However, doesn’t mean they can’t hurt themselves! They can still break a bone or 2 if they fall from a height!
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