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    Maulleigh: Lucky cat! Luckier owners. Our cat fell off our balcony when I was a little kid. We came home and the doormen had buried him for us. more »
    FritzIno: So a cat "accidentally" falls from a high-rise and window washer "just happen to be video taping" it... Sounds suspicious to me...maybe someone wante... more »
    MizJenkins: You know what I find amazing? That the window washers across the street A) happened to bring a camera to work with them, B) noticed the cat walking on... more »
    ElleL: Aww, this made me tear up. Happy tears of course. Yeah, it's Monday. more »
    lalaland13: Maybe I should rename my cat Jinx to avoid situations like this. Not that my cat is named Lucky, as it seems like that is just begging for it. I am co... more »
    NotChoinski: I remember an old PBS documentary where the height actually helps the cat: they need the time and space in order to contort themselves into 'landing' ... more »
    nessalicious: But but but my friend's cat broke it's jaw after falling just 1 floor! more »
    save jinger: This is a story about a cat named Lucky. Early morning, she wakes up Fall, fall, fall out the window It's time for landing, on the ground It's you the... more »
    thetaobera: Following a similar incident, studies came out showing that cats were more seriously injured when falling from like five stories than from 16. They h... more »
    jinxykb: My chihuahua jumped out of my arms, fell all of 3 feet, and sprained her leg....go figure. more »
    EdnasEdibles: I didn't know that you could even open the windows in a high rise. more »
    chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish: I'd always heard that the survival rate actually increases as height goes up after the seventh or eighth floor, because the cats orient themselves to ... more »
    morninggloria: Why don't we make airplanes out of cats? more »
    Santos L Halper: In veterinary medicine, you actually see "High-Rise Syndrome" as a diagnosis, precisely for situations like these. more »
    elephantshoes: I can't believe Lucky didn't pick up enough speed to splat upon impact. My physics is shady, but I'm guessing that was a very lightweight and fluffy cat. more »
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    Amazing Cat Survives 26-Story Fall

    A cat aptly named Lucky fell 26 stories from a Manhattan highrise window, was captured on film by window washers, and survived with only minor injuries. Let the nine-lives and always-fall-on-their-feet jokes commence. [Gothamist, ABC]