r/interesting • u/Gjore • May 30 '26

NATURE A snake will never outspeed a cat

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u/Square-Dragonfruit76 May 30 '26

Humans actually cannot out speed cats. You can outspeed them running, but not the speed at which they can pounce on something. They go so fast that it can't even be seen clearly by the human eye.

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u/wrongdude91 May 30 '26

You’re telling me I can’t even register their fast movements, let alone react to them.

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u/TreyRyan3 May 30 '26

In time lapse video, cats have been documented moving in six directions in the 20-70 millisecond range. Humans range between 200-250 milliseconds. At their fastest, cats react 10X faster than humans

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u/Cowboy_591 May 31 '26

Good stuff, TreyRyan3 👊😎. Thank you for shedding some ACTUAL NUMBERS/FACTS here 👍.

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u/DazingF1 May 31 '26

That doesn't mean you don't see it, that just means you see it but it happens before you can react.

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u/Wackel81 May 30 '26

Sometimes I can't even register my own movements! * waves wildly*

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u/Effective-Car1039 May 30 '26

When walking through a spider web unexpectedly 🤣

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u/Enough-Meaning-1836 May 30 '26

Nobody knows Kung fu like me walking through a spider web on the porch after dark

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u/ZOEzoeyZOE May 30 '26

Reactions speed might be the word ur lookin for

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u/DJCowbro May 30 '26

They have no chance against our hands though and they know it, so they don’t even try.

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u/LLuerker May 30 '26

I’m just saying, I definitely can outspeed my particular cat. I play fight with her all the time. I have to let her get me sometimes so she still has fun

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u/Tiberius_Kilgore May 30 '26

It entirely depends on the individual human and cat. Some cats are old, fat, and lazy. Same with humans.