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Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by 9dev on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:01AM (#41870326)
Well, dogs also do this—I present to you my majestically twisted creature: https://imgur.com/a/5WcYzSw

I have no clue how that is even possible.

Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by squarefoot on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:51AM (#41870801)
Brought memories of one of my cats (now silent meow) who also added the Italian equivalent of a middle finger.

https://imgur.com/a/GFukfFP

Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by debo_ on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:09AM (#41870393)
Your dog is the inverse of the Firefox.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by bayindirh on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:04AM (#41870352)
I almost sprayed all my tea to my monitor and keyboard.

Wish both of you a happy and derpy life together.

Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by lisper on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:31AM (#41870590)
Clearly your dog has been possessed by a demon.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by hugocast on Thursday October 17, 2024 @12:27PM (#41871131)
Dog Yoga
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by austinjp on Thursday October 17, 2024 @07:10PM (#41874744)
Doga.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by voidmain0001 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @12:32PM (#41871176)
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by johnnyanmac on Thursday October 17, 2024 @03:38PM (#41873023)
Yeah, nope. If I get like that, I'm never coming back. Probably have to bury me in that pose.

Is this really just a matter of stretching? I read the article and he sums it down to he needs to stretch every day (he said himself thst his diet doesn't matter too much) He was also in the circus since 4, but this doesn't seems like something I could do in a lifetime of practice.

Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by Volundr on Thursday October 17, 2024 @03:54PM (#41873146)
You probably couldn't. There are lots of forms of hyper mobility, and extreme versions come with health risks. With practice and training you can probably do a lot more than you imagine, but for most of us the whole "fold yourself in half backwards" thing is beyond the limits of our spine, and it's for the best.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by hnbad on Friday October 18, 2024 @05:39AM (#41877737)
No, it's not just down to stretching although I remember being told that as a kid when asking about "snake ladies" in circuses. Yes, the stretching and training is necessary but all the stretching and training in the world won't help you bend like this. Some people simply have hypermobilities (often from connective tissue disorders) and these can allow them to bend themselves into a pretzel. The stretching and training is as much for learning how to take it to such extremes as it is for learning how to do it (relatively) safely. Of course these conditions can still often lead to complications and often have other negative impacts like chronic pain, frequent bruising, slower healing and a tendency to dislocate various joints.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by kylecazar on Thursday October 17, 2024 @08:13PM (#41875143)
majestic indeed!
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by spike021 on Thursday October 17, 2024 @09:39PM (#41875617)
My Shiba Inu does all kinds of similar things. He also doesn't hesitate at all when trying narrow spaces. He only hesitates once he's all the way in and realize he can't go any further nor turn around so he has to back up completely back out.
Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by quanthdhdh on Thursday October 17, 2024 @11:21PM (#41876087)

    $ meme init
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Re:Study: Cats Are Almost Liquid by fullstop on Friday October 18, 2024 @09:29AM (#41879280)
Mine managed to fit into this tiny basket, all by himself: https://i.imgur.com/htIw6ZV.jpeg