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- Dr. Tyson's assertion that the cat cannot sense acceleration is incorrect. He argues that once the cat is in free fall that it feels weightless and doesn't sense a change when it hits terminally velocity.
Actually, as the cat accelerates, it will experience greater and greater wind resistance. The area of the cat facing downward will experience a corresponding increase in pressure (which is the force of the air per unit of surface area on the cat).
When the cat reaches terminal velocity, the air pressure will no longer increase because it's velocity and the wind resistance have stabilized.
The question is whether that cat is sensitive enough to detect the changes in air pressure as it falls. I suspect the answer is yes.
