I think I got it
They're trying to figure out if, when they launch a cat horizontally against the wall, it will always land on its feet!
Kinda hard to see if it works since the cat's feet are everywhere.
(, Mon 2 Feb 2009, 14:33, Reply)
It's apparently from a student experiment designed to test the "effects of short-term microgravity on the feline vestibular system relative to visual cues,"
www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/guest/2004-11-12-kridler-fla-today_x.htm
(, Mon 2 Feb 2009, 14:40, Reply)