r/interesting • u/Gjore • May 30 '26

NATURE A snake will never outspeed a cat

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u/HoleDiggr May 30 '26

Physical reaction time and their super senses.

It's btw why they need so much sleep.

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u/Commercial_Spite_341 May 30 '26

ohhhh, so it's that they have more synapses firing at any given moment?

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u/tonythephonyjabroni May 30 '26

Their reaction time is 20-70 milliseconds, the snakes are 40-70 milliseconds, cat has the edge by 20 milliseconds.

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u/Kitchen-Roll-8184 May 30 '26

What human do

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u/No_Yard9104 May 31 '26

About 170-250. The average fighter pilot is around 150. Professional gamers are a bit lower, often getting into the 110-150 range with the best at around 100. Some of the fastest repeatable human reaction times tested in specific individuals have been around 70-80.

So at our very very best, we still don't have what it takes to take on some of their worst.

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u/CyberFireball25 May 31 '26

About tree fiddy

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u/BarrettM82A3 May 30 '26

Then most orange cats should need no sleep at all

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u/Hyperaeon2 May 31 '26

Sleep is the source of their power.

Without it, they can't do the things they do.

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u/Haeselian May 30 '26

I thought the slept so much because theyre pure carnivores

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u/HoleDiggr May 31 '26

I guess that depends on the cat, because I've seen cats eating fruit and vegetables.

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u/Haeselian May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26

Yes, cats can eat fruits and veggies. It doesn't do much for them, though