[Taylor]

I conducted an experiment yesterday in which I strapped a purple-and-yellow poof ball (purple side out) to the back of a tomcat. As everybody knows, a cat always lands on its feet. I then dropped the cat from a height of four feet to see which side would land down.

Much to my surprise, the cat/ball hovered about 3 inches from the ground, spinning rapidly.

The mice applauded.

Eventually, the cat was able to tear out of the strap with its claws and teeth and both landed on the floor - cat feet-side-down and ball purple-side-down.

I would try to get it on video but the cat now refuses human contact.

Let it be known that no animals were harmed in this episode. Perhaps a little embarrassed, but not harmed.