Hang in there, baby
Link to the study in question.
Aren’t cats able to do that (always land on their feet) because there’s something inherently unique about their spines? Surely that’s gotta be hard for a human to replicate?
A collarbone that isn’t attached to any other bones and a very flexible spine. However, while this makes them extremely good at it, the actual motions involved are, as demonstrated, manageable for a human. We’re just a lot worse at it
Also tails
I suspect the specific biomechanics of it change, but the general principle helps to get a starting point for figuring out human-applicable techniques. It was a very cutting-edge field at the time, after all; any advantage or pre-existing applicable work was welcome!
So they are now breeding astronauts with hyper-flexible spines and much, much faster reflexes?
