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Can the Aslan do zero G?

They seem to be doing okay, all things considered. But either way, before declaring that Aslan (who aren't cats anyway) can't handle zero-G on the strength of some cats having trouble with suddenly losing gravity without warning, how well do monkeys do under those conditions? Any volunteers for the job of putting a chimp into free-fall like in that video?
 
So the cats, clearly untrained and not expecting sudden zero G, improvised reasonably well. They didn't land on their feet, but they did not land anywhere else, either, and it did not look like they were given a lot of opportunity to learn. The video did not follow the conclusion of the zero G period and the resumption of normal gravity, which would have let them land and actually answered the question. It'll take a few more rides on the Vomit Comet to work out what there is to know, though honestly given the entirely questionable scientific impact, you have to ask yourself does this cross the line into animal cruelty?
 
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