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Cats are (almost) liquid
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lnyan
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17 Oct 24 11:43 UTC
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joshuamcginnis
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17 Oct 24 15:01 UTC
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>>41868683 (OP)
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FYI, the cats are not literally almost liquid in body composition.
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t-3
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17 Oct 24 15:26 UTC
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"Almost" is a bit vague and probably too strong, but they are
mostly
water, just like other mammals.
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krapp
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17 Oct 24 15:33 UTC
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Therefore they are more properly classified as soups.
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fluoridation
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17 Oct 24 16:06 UTC
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Save for their skeletons and other dry structures like hair and shells, animals are in fact gels.
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WJW
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17 Oct 24 17:12 UTC
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Maybe they're more broth-like? Also the paper at
https://www.drgoulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Rheology-...
seems to indicate that they are "active rheological materials" and therefore probably non-Newtonian.
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