An Interesting Principle of Physics...

andvari_7 · Post by **andvari_7** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:48 am

I'm sure we're all aware of this, but I want some discussion. Anyway:
When buttered slice of bread falls off of a table and onto the floor, it lands buttered side down, right? This is a basic Butterological law, and cannot be refuted (I've tried; it doesn't work). And if you drop a cat, it will always land on its feet. This is one of those quirks of nature, and I can't go into detail about it, because I'm an anthropology student.

What would happen if you tied a buttered slice of bread, buttered side up, to the back of a cat, and then dropped the cat?

Post by **Blaze** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:55 am

Intelligence rules over randomness, of course.

The bread, being more intelligent, takes control and uses the cat to break its fall.

Now the real question comes in when you butter the cat's back directly. Butter and Cat being about equal intelligence.

andvari_7 · Post by **andvari_7** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 5:58 am

But the laws of nature don't really factor intelligence into the equation. No matter how smart butter is, it still lands on the floor. And cats will always land on their feet, unless there is interference, and I have proven that you can interfere with a cat's falling. That may explain why I don't have a cat anymore. That, and she sort of died of bladder complications.

On a completely unrelated topic, I'm a big fan of M*A*S*H, so I dig the avatar and sig.

Post by **Blaze** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:03 am

and I have proven that you can interfere with a cat's falling.

Have you tried a cement block on its back?

YH · Post by YH » Sun Dec 12, 2004 12:57 pm

"The Chance of a slice of bread falling butter side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet."

It's on a poster-cloth of mine, along with a whole bunch of laws.

CyberEd · Post by **CyberEd** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:46 pm

what happens when you throw the cat in murphys face ?

andvari_7 · Post by **andvari_7** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:05 pm

You'd have to ask Murphy, but I can't imagine it would feel very good (or it could be the softest thing in the world).

CyberEd · Post by **CyberEd** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 9:08 pm

depends which part hits him, the cat or the butter...

asdf · Post by **asdf** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:49 am

buttered (even peanut buttered) toast rarely falls butter side down for me, because it's all tile flooring and easy to clean up.

TheTallest · Post by **TheTallest** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:27 am

I solved the whole butter side down problem by purchasing a 15ft tall table, this allows the toast to do a full 360 flip and land butter side up.

I did have to move into a castle so I could fit the table in though, but I live in England so they're nice and cheep as we have loads.

praetorian · Post by **praetorian** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:48 pm

How often do you people drop buttered bread? Must be frequently.

Post by **Blaze** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:25 am

[quote="praetorian";p="434275"]How often do you people drop buttered bread? Must be frequently.

[/quote]

Answer:

As often as it takes.

TheTallest · Post by **TheTallest** » Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:08 am

Oh so many times has my breaking of my nightly fast been thwarted by the harsh mistress gravity!

BitterCometChild · Post by **BitterCometChild** » Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:29 am

My toast always seems to land butter, peanut butter, and jam side up. I think I have some kind of breakfast food guardian angel. Where did you come up with this train of thought anyway?

andvari_7 · Post by **andvari_7** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:52 am

Me? The buttered cat principle has been around since butter, bread and cats became part of human existence. Since I no longer have a cat, I cannot test this principle (though I would imagine it wouldn't be too fun for the poor cat).

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