the paradox arises when one considers what would happen if one attached a piece of buttered toast (butter side up) to the back of a cat, then dropped the cat from a large height. [1][2] the basic premise, stating the conditions of the cat and bread and posed as a question, was presented in a routine by comic and juggler michael davis, appearing on the tonight show with johnny carson, july 22, 1988. they propose that as the cat falls …