WTF?

Um...did the cat "jump"?

yeah.....ummm....why is this necessary?

Its Raining Kittens, At Eleven.

ermmmm

Strap on a badger next time and let me know how things work out.

Yeah sir... Pet the pussy before is jumps out of the f'ing airplane.

Nothing like having to clean cat shit out of your expensive jump outfit, eh? Gotta love them crazy Russians!

Um, that cat didn't look happy.
I happen to be wearing my "Schrodinger's cat is dead" shirt today so I had to watch.

Badger!Badger!Badger!Badger!Badger!

Does anyone else think that there should have been a camera attached to the guy's suit so that we could see the cat flail wildly as he was overcome with fear, err -- land on its feet?

.... holy shiz

I think this quote from the original article explains quite well:

"А на земле ему вручили настоящий паспорт парашютиста, - улыбается пенсионер. - Теперь я шью Малышу специальный парашют, чтобы он попробовал спуститься с небес под своим куполом. Вот только не придумал, как он за кольцо будет дергать..."

Did you expect anything better from Russians?

Did you notice Kittys claws were covered and that just as they got ready to jump, Kitty was NOT pleased.

Kitty will get even. You don't know when, you don't know how, but Kitty WILL get even. (Just like the mob, you can run, or even jump, but you cant hide.)

Puppies off cliffs, cats outta planes, isn't this a sign of the apocalypse?

Special Forces Kitty!

Faster Pussycat!

I dunno. I mean, that cat started to panic when about when the guy was getting ready to release from the door.

Aerodynamic Pussy!

muahhaaaa made my freaking day!

This was a disappointment. I thought the cat was going to suddenly leap out of the guy's arms and out of the plane. No, I get a video of somone who strapped a cat to his body and then jumps off.

Not cool. Not cool at all. If this asshat had tried this in the US, at least the ASPCA would be all over his ass.

Poor cat didn't even have eye protection. Even small particles hitting your eyes at terminal velocity can damage you corneas badly.

I watched in silence until the end and saw the cat's feet flailing and it looking around. My head was nodding and I found myself saying "yeah, yeah" in agreement to the "Are You F*cking Serious" look on that cat's face. "I didz'NOT sign up for thiz, yo!"

LOLZZZ!!!!!!! I've never laughed so hard lately until just now when I saw this. Did you how wide his eyes went when they opened up the door to the plane? He was minding his own business then all of a sudden "WHAT THE........." Then as as he approached the lip of the doorway he finally realized why they tied up his paws and strapped him to this shmuck It was a look of absolute horror on his face! He must of screamed like a girl allll theeee wayyy downnnnnn. Of course the cats ok. Which is why I was laughing so hard! XD

Has PETA gotten wind of this yet? And shouldn't the Cat be wearing goggles or something to protects it's eyes?

@GiltProto:
"Strap on a badger next time and let me know how things work out."
Comment compliments!

That clip did bring out vague reminiscences to me of Alien.

I read a similar story when I was in high school. It turns out that cats actually have a better survival rate when falling from more than 10 stories high because they reach terminal velocity. They are not increasing speed any longer, so this allows them to spread their legs out and push down and take the fall easier. Before they hit terminal velocity, they can not push down. I hope I am making sense

@baltwade:
Whew. THAT cleared everything up.

Poor cat. They gave him protection for his paws and none for his eyes while falling at 120Mph?!?

That is without a doubt the funniest thing I've seen in a long while. I'm sure it sucked for the cat though. Musta sucked realllll baddddd! Day from hell no doubt. :P

@martini1179: There was a camera attached to the winged youth that was petting the cat. The First question I had was why the cameras didn't follow the first jumper. Is it possible this is some kind of Russian spy operation? The guy gets caught, but the cat escapes to take pictures of the blueprints....

@Curves: Yeah. That cat was terrified.

Also, the description is very misleading. That cat nether jumped nor landed in this video. For shame!

hahahha.....damn..i had hoped the cat had it's own parachute...hahahaha...i lol'ed...

@martini1179: mushroom mushroom

After 9 (maybe 10? 7? idk) stories, a cat has stopped accelerating, thus is not freaking out anymore, will relax and spread himself out and land unscathed. He could fall FROM THE MOON, the distance is no matter.

Under the distance it takes to reach maximum velocity, the cat is freaking out, and is thus not relaxed, and he will go splat.

Kitty does not want.

I'm seriously torn between laughter and offense.

@EBone and @tamoko: i guess that's what happens when you're strapped to a jumper who doesn't have them on either.

[ass]but what does this have to do with gadgets?[/ass]

I second the motion: W.T.F.

ROFL I love it...I want to see the landing vid

The cat's reaction as it go closer to the door is totally priceless!

I'm sorry that is so wrong. That poor animal.

@Paradise:

It was shot with a video camera, right? Post unrelated - solved!

@EBone: Yeah I agree. This isn't really funny at all. The cat was obviously freaking out and could easily get injured. Animals shouldn't be treated like toys.

@McLucky: Yes, animals should be treated like possessions.

there needs to be a follow up vid for this. I wanna see if that cat survived. my guess, massive heart attack

it beats throwing a puppy off a cliff. Though the cat probably took a poop in his get-up.

please take it off the site, there's no reason to spread animal cruelty on the web and give these idiots a reason to do this and film it

i hope the parachute won't open next time this guy jumps alone

I was disappointed. The cat was strapped to some guy, and he had a parachute. Wake me when they just throw one of those hairy mofos from a plane.

frickin' cats....

"LOLCHUTE" my -ss, The cat obviously freaked out...

What's funny with these stupid testosterone bullshit? Prick Men still stay the most cruel animal of all...

The reason why they tied up his paws was not to protect them for the kitty. It was to protect the jumper. If I was the cat and had my paws free I woulda torn the jumper's face off!! LOL! :P

@Noobs-R-Us: at least they don't trow animal off the cliff just for fun like when you're a bored US GI -sshole !

@monstakind:

I dunno man. The jumper was in the same amount of peril as the cat. What about the cruelty to the jumper?

If they want to toss animals off of planes, how's about tossing O.J. Simpson or something else that's actually deserving.

Operation Dipshit Drop.

@olternaut: yes but HE CHOOSES TO, not the cat...

@baltwade: Here's a cusory translation of the Russian:

And on the ground to it have handed over the present passport of the parachuter, - the pensioner smiles. - Now I sew to the Kid a special parachute that it has tried to go down from heavens under the dome. Here only has not thought up, as it will pull a ring.

- Courtesy of freetranslation.com

@Kaiser-Machead:
don't forget Bush and Cheney, they surely won't be missed...

so what happens if the guy lands on his stomach?

Why would they put an animal through that? That's just stupid.

Everything seemed all fine and dandy for the cat up to the point where he got a good look outside... haha

Jon Arbuckle 1, Garfield 100000

Arbuckle finally got his revenge.

This is the same country that put a chimp into space? Seems like they're going backwards.
Oh, and about all the dog-mishandling 'over there'.. try going 'over there' and see how the rabies/disease-infected dogs are treated on a daily basis. A puppy off the cliff is small potatoes compared to how they treat their animals and livestock.

Once on the ground I think the cat was quoted as saying:
"I can has revenge now?"

Theory proved: Humans are worthtless, ignorant pieces of shit. Big shock there.

So the cat is a warrant for landing on fours?

I lOled.

@kickace:

Bush, an eight year old girl and her cat are in a plane.
Suddenly, the pilot says that plane has some malfunctions and they have to jump out. There were only three parachutes so Bush grabs one, puts it on and says "I am an important person, the American people depend on me!" and jumped.
The Pilot says to the little girl, "I've put the plane on auto so it will fly steady until you jump", and out he goes.
The cat says to the little girl, "You jump. I have at least 3 or 4 more lives left!"
But the little girl says "We can both jump... Bush jumped with my backpack!

/a happy ending

we need some mittens for that kitten

CAN CAT SUE?????

WTF? Someone needs to be shot, or clawed to death. Kitty did not want to jump.

@ ANoel

100 points good 1!

=^..^=

@elint6: I used Google Translate to read the original article and like freetranslation.com they only do a very basic translation. However, after reading both translations I'm able to piece together a better understanding of the original article.

Original Article Translaslated by Google and freetranslation.com:

60-year-old pensioner,Vladimir Kulikov, has committed a parachute jump in the company of his cat nicknamed The Kid. "The Kid became a mascot of our team" said a smiling staff of the local airfield.
The Kid has made his debut jump strapped to the stomach of his owner. "I made special overalls and leg mittens to protect him" said Vladimir. "Without them the jump would simply not have been allowed"
In flight The Kid behaved honorably: did not mew, did not kick and it seem not to be afraid at all, that's better than most people.
Vladimir is now thinking about making a special parachute for his cat, but has not yet figured out he will look for (and pull) the ring.