Cat or slice of marmelade bread ?

There is a saying that a slice of marmelade bread always falls onto its marmelade side if falling to the ground.

Furthermore in regard to cats it is known that cats always fall onto their paws if falling from a tree or whenceever.

Last year I had a discussion about which urge is stronger: The urge of the cat to land on its paws or the urge of the slice of marmelade bread to land on its marmelade side.

A scientific experiment certainly would help shed some light on this question.

So quickly an experimental setup was conceived: The slice of marmelade bread should be fastened to the back of a voluntary cat with its marmelade side pointing upwards.

The experimental setup (cat and fastened slice of marmelade bread) should then be lifted to an unperilous altitude of approximately 2m.

To give both test objects same starting conditions the cat should be turned 90° around its length axis so that the cat's paws and the slice of marmelade bread both had an angle of 90° in regard to the ground.

However, due to objections of some local animal welfare institutions the experiment had to be cancelled. In a way this is unfortunate as scientific progress was impeded. Well, maybe another setup can help solving this interesting problem.