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Cats are (almost) liquid

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253 points lnyan | 1 comments | 17 Oct 24 11:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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joshuamcginnis ◴[17 Oct 24 15:01 UTC] No.41870323[source]▶
FYI, the cats are not literally almost liquid in body composition.
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t-3 ◴[17 Oct 24 15:26 UTC] No.41870545[source]▶
"Almost" is a bit vague and probably too strong, but they are mostly water, just like other mammals.
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krapp ◴[17 Oct 24 15:33 UTC] No.41870610[source]▶
Therefore they are more properly classified as soups.
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fluoridation ◴[17 Oct 24 16:06 UTC] No.41870936[source]▶
Save for their skeletons and other dry structures like hair and shells, animals are in fact gels.
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1. WJW ◴[17 Oct 24 17:12 UTC] No.41871526[source]▶
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.