The top speed of a domestic cat is slightly over 30 mph. Bolt hit 27.78. So could a cat outrun him or is there an issue with cat endurance?
The top speed of a domestic cat is slightly over 30 mph. Bolt hit 27.78. So could a cat outrun him or is there an issue with cat endurance?
Just wondering because my cat always races around the place with unbelievable speed
Bolt takes about 6 seconds to achieve top speed. A cheetah can hit top speed in about 4 seconds so i would think it would only take half as long for a cat.
The cat would be way ahead at 50 meters. The only question is how long it can sustain the speed.
Depends. Are you following the cat with a vacuum on? If so, they would torch Bolt. Otherwise, I doubt they trouble themselves with trying, whether or not they could.
Obviously it would depend on the cat. A reasonably fit outdoor cat would blow the doors off Bolt.
I knew of a feral cat that could hold a slight headstart over a galloping horse for a good 250m.
Cat would own Bolt in the first 50 meters.
Then spend 50 meters touching his heart, pointing to the sky, kissing his ring or whatever other jack load things sprinters do...
Cat wins.
Depends on the domestic cat. If it was a domesticated cheetah then it would DESTROY Bolt. If it was a domesticated pussy then it would also destroy Bolt - but the winning time might not impress too many people.
catdog wrote:
Bolt takes about 6 seconds to achieve top speed. A cheetah can hit top speed in about 4 seconds so i would think it would only take half as long for a cat.
The cat would be way ahead at 50 meters. The only question is how long it can sustain the speed.
I'm not sure a cat has better acceleration or the same acceleration but a lower top speed, than a cheetah.
I think it would take the cat about the same as Bolt to hit top speed.
Here's a cat failing to catch a squirrel. It looks like it spends a lot of time on the couch but watch its alarmingly fast acceleration and turning speed.
So 100 Metres in the all species Olympics
Lane 1: Squirrel
Lane 2: Domestic Cat
Lane 3: Horse
Lane 4: Bolt
Lane 5: Meerkat
Lane 6: Hippo
Lane 7: Wolf
Lane 8: Rabbit
Who wins?
100 Metres Final wrote:
So 100 Metres in the all species Olympics
Lane 1: Squirrel
Lane 2: Domestic Cat
Lane 3: Horse
Lane 4: Bolt
Lane 5: Meerkat
Lane 6: Hippo
Lane 7: Wolf
Lane 8: Rabbit
Who wins?
Horse or rabbit is a very large range of possible types. So is the wolf. You need to be more specific.
African Wolf wrote:
100 Metres Final wrote:So 100 Metres in the all species Olympics
Lane 1: Squirrel
Lane 2: Domestic Cat
Lane 3: Horse
Lane 4: Bolt
Lane 5: Meerkat
Lane 6: Hippo
Lane 7: Wolf
Lane 8: Rabbit
Who wins?
Horse or rabbit is a very large range of possible types. So is the wolf. You need to be more specific.
There would be world championships for each species to find tbe fastest. Humans have already held ours.
Humans are horrible at sprinting. A 5 minute mile is as impressive as Bolt's W record from a species perspective. We excel at endurance; rare among many other species. Humans are capable of three 4 minute miles in a row or a 2 hour marathon.
The fastest - Ostrich. 8- 9' 300LB ostrich is the fastest bipedal animal. Up to 45 mph with 16' strides, 1900 lbs of force. Could possibly cover 100 meter in 6 seconds.
Bolt's performances are only impressive from our perspective because we are so slow at sprinting, but pale in comparison to what humans have achieved in endurance events.
Metoo wrote:
The top speed of a domestic cat is slightly over 30 mph. Bolt hit 27.78. So could a cat outrun him or is there an issue with cat endurance?
depends - does it believe foreign cats have taken its jobs and formerly comfortable middle-class standard of living? if yes, presumably the domestic cat could harness its anger and beat bolt on pure hate, setting american sprinting back centuries in the process.
That squirrel did a nice escape job. I see how now one escaped despite falling right in front of my dog from a tree.
Humans don't have to outsprint other animals because they evolved to use the spear, or as the animals call it, the "long fang."
The spear has been around for more than 10 times as long as modern humans. Our wrist bones changed shape from apelike so we could grip spears better. The animals had no chance and ran away, so we developed endurance to be able to catch them.
Through the Neanderthal era, humans only used stabbing spears. Modern humans evolved further to be able to throw spears, making it practical to hunt animals by ambush as well as persistence. This greatly impressed the wolves, many of whom decided the game was up and joined us as dogs. They celebrate this great compact with the stick-to-bird ritual they are always nagging us to perform.
I think a greyhound would do pretty good in that 100m,.
Hmmmmmmm wrote:
catdog wrote:Bolt takes about 6 seconds to achieve top speed. A cheetah can hit top speed in about 4 seconds so i would think it would only take half as long for a cat.
The cat would be way ahead at 50 meters. The only question is how long it can sustain the speed.
I'm not sure a cat has better acceleration or the same acceleration but a lower top speed, than a cheetah.
I think it would take the cat about the same as Bolt to hit top speed.
You've got to be kidding me. No way it takes a domestic cat more than 3 seconds to hit top speed. Probably closer to 2 seconds.
Pvssy Galore wrote:
Here's a cat failing to catch a squirrel. It looks like it spends a lot of time on the couch but watch its alarmingly fast acceleration and turning speed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqJqZ12cEd0
Watching that video was the best 2 minutes and 11 seconds of the day. I was going to say Bolt but now I gotta say cat, especially if the 100 has lots of zig zags in it.