Feline flow
Stories from Physics
for 11-14
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A paper in the Rheology Bulletin has addressed the significant question of whether cats are liquids. The author, M. A. Fardin, argues that cats behave as a solid material, “like Silly Putty”, on short timescales, but that on longer timescales felines can flow to take on the shape of the container they are placed in. A methodological protocol for other researchers interested in investigating feline flow is provided for the interested reader:
- Bring an empty box
- Wait.
References
Feline Flow
M. A. Fardin, On the rheology of cats. Rheology Bulletin, vol. 83, no. 2, 2014, pp. 16-17.
