Just provide some incentive for Bolt too.
A nice rodent at the finish line for the cat, and a bag of the sticky icky for Bolt. Fair's fair.
Just provide some incentive for Bolt too.
A nice rodent at the finish line for the cat, and a bag of the sticky icky for Bolt. Fair's fair.
[quote]lijglbkjdgoij wrote:
Like you'r ever going to be able to find a clean cat to race, much less a clean DC.[quote]
The one thing I can assure is that the cat will be clean. Other than sleeping and eating, all they do is bath themselves. Reminds me of the Far Side comic on the back wall of my office: The caption reads "cat showers" and shows a cat standing in a shower, and instead of a shower head there is a giant tongue.
With enough gun powder and proper angle the cat would win easily. I don't see a cannon having a problem with the straight line issue either.
A dog lover
Sickman wrote:
My cat is well looked after and all, but there's no way she could handle Bolt over 100m. Big chances are that she would line up beside him and then roll over, exposing her belly for some scratching. During the scratch phase, she would no doubt fall into the deepest sleep ever, awakening many hours later ready for a meal. Bolt would be all the way back in Jamaica by then.
Your cat acts like a dog, or you are just dumb.
Lots of cats act like dogs, they're the best cats.
Mr. Obvious wrote:
How are you going to get the cat to stay in his lane?
Well suppose Bolt is in Lane 4 and the cat is in Lane 5. The cat will probably be quite intimidated by the big guy beside him so his instinct will be to run away down the track. Sure, he might cross lanes a little bit, but if he gets the start that people here are suggesting, then he won't be impeding the opposition.
I think Bolt might have his work cut out for him. Everyone seems to agree that the cat will be well ahead after 30 metres. I reckon he'll intentionally slow down a bit then. And when he starts to feel Usain bearing down on him, he'll tear off in fright and open up another gap.
No. A domestic cat can run about 30 mph, Bolt can run 27.5 mph which is pretty damn fast for a human but not quite what the little furry guy/girl with four legs can do.
Not a chance in Hell. I watched as my cat was chased by a neighborhood dog. My cat was running a 100 miles/hr, and she did NOT slow down for at least 30 secs. No way Bolt wins.
Bear of Bad News wrote:
No way. The physical ability of the cat is irrelevant if he doesn't understand the idea of racing. I don't think that they cat has the mental capacity to understand that he is supposed to try to get to the finish line before Bolt.
Sounds like you've never been to the circus. Training a cat to react to a gun and run in a straight line is certainly possible.
What is the purpose of beating a cat over 100m? Don't be cruel to animals.
It has to be one of those really ugly, Dr Evil, Persian cats. They're creepy.
Uriel. wrote:
What is the purpose of beating a cat over 100m? Don't be cruel to animals.
Don't ruin an entertaining thread with a little reality.
TrackCoach wrote:
Bear of Bad News wrote:No way. The physical ability of the cat is irrelevant if he doesn't understand the idea of racing. I don't think that they cat has the mental capacity to understand that he is supposed to try to get to the finish line before Bolt.
Sounds like you've never been to the circus. Training a cat to react to a gun and run in a straight line is certainly possible.
Sounds like a job for Michael Vick.
Cat is a heal striker or a forefoot?
ukathleticscoach wrote:
Cats top speed is higher, acceleration is also better. Cat might start lagging after 60m
My cat Marquis could have him easy. I've been training him specially for this type of event, so if the Bekele match up falls through - he's nearly ready
Blocks no problem - I've trained him to sit down. Although he usually expects some cat food (without addititives). He can tuck into that on the set position.
Reacting to the gun - no problem - he runs like fxxx when a car backfires. The only problem is running in a straight line. However once we've ironed out that small detail the race is set:
I see the race unfolding now - Marquis surprising Bolt with his fast start. 4 legs better than 2. His top speed also tops Bolt.
But, my cat is not really trained to 100m, he normally does reps to about 60m (the nearest tree). Bolt's huge stride will start pulling back the lead of Marquis the rescue cat, from the wrong side of the tracks.
It's close Bolt is breathing down his fluffy kneck, but I can see Marquis now holding on for the win... by a whisker
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Awesome post. My cat says "Meow"
Why on earth would this question even deserve an answer?
shut up, it's an excellent question! Just the thought of Usain Bolt lining up to race a cat is interesting.
The thing about domestic cats is they're not real cats. Their human servants pamper and baby them to where they're soft and weak. They hold shit up for them to jump, and think they jump so high, but an actual cat can jump much higher.
Another good question is could a domestic cat break the high jump world record which if you know anything about HJ is 2.45 meters, not some feet and inches shit. I think an ordinary Felis catus would need special training, i.e. not truly domestic, to jump 2.45.
I am over 60 and haven't run that much since I was 23. I did jog a warmup last night with some teenagers. I shall presume Bolt is quite a bit faster than me as I was very slow in my prime.
I would almost certainly beat a domestic cat in a run from end to end of a 100m field. No track or road for me I only do grass. I find the concept of a domestic cat running a continuous 100m extremely unlikely. They almost always have better things to do. So I would win. As for Bolt....
Rp wrote:I find the concept of a domestic cat running a continuous 100m extremely unlikely.
I own three domestic cats. This would be very easy to accomplish:
1. Set up the finish line to be 100m away from where Bolt and the cat are lined up. The finish line is the entrance to the domestic cat's known safety location (i.e., home).
2. Have the cat in a covered cage, placed directly in front of another cage with a snarling, angry dog. Lift up the cover so the cat can see the dog, and simultaneously open the door latch of the cat cage and dog cage as the gun goes off. The dog however, is leashed to a device that only allows it to run *just* fast enough to keep behind the cat, but not overtake it.
3. Cat runs for it's life directly to safety (home). Will almost definitely not veer in any other direction for duration of run.