My Cat is Talented

Why is it that if you put a cat in a tile room with a teeny tiny scrap of carpet it will manage to hit it every time?  My cat can be fifteen feet away from the rug, and suddenly you hear horrible retching barks and then see the cat running drunkenly across the room while his back arches in jerky spasms. He rarely misses. On the off chance that he misses he makes a repeat performance to make sure he gets at least a little on the rug.  

While I was writing this (describing the incident from this morning) he decided to re-enact the situation so I could make sure to describe it correctly to you. See? He's helpful AND talented :)