h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Whatever morons decide to butter bread in their hands deserve their fate of butter-side-down (isn't that the name of a book?). I have always buttered my toast on a plate, whilst sitting down and have never suffered the indignity of having my toast end up being covered with half of the cat's old hair. It makes sense, go on, try it.

If one were to butter the floor, would it end toast side up???

Not if you tunnelled under the floor and attacked it from behind

It is also a well-observed fact that a cat, when dropped from a large but non-fatal height, will always land paws-down.

So, what happens if you strap a piece of buttered toast to the back of a cat and drop the whole assembly out of the window?

The cat would probably have a mid-flight crisis and suspend itself above the ground until the issue was resolved.

I believe that would only happen in Schrödinger's kitchen.

... yes, providing nobody opened the kitchen door to check what's happeing inside...

C.L.