If cats are a good thinking aid for you, this seems very similar to the Falling Cat Problem: From wikipedia: "The apparent contradiction with the law of conser

If cats are a good thinking aid for you, this seems very similar to the Falling Cat Problem: From wikipedia: "The apparent contradiction with the law of conservation of angular momentum is resolved because the cat is not a rigid body, but instead is permitted to change its shape during the fall owing to the cat's flexible backbone and non-functional collar-bone." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_cat_problem https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falling_cat_problem