If you have a cat then you will have surely seen them jump straight up in the air at least once. They do it instinctively as a fight or flight response to a supposed danger.
But forget all that. All you need to know is that it’s funny to watch and even funnier to initiate.
This video is one of the best examples of the phenomenon I have ever seen. And it should give anyone looking to do it to their cat pointers on how to achieve the desired result.
Wait until your cat is nice and relaxed, or on the prowl as this one is. And then just make a sudden movement in its direction. Your foot twitching may be enough to set it off.
Just don’t do it to old or ill cats. They’ll probably just sit there ignoring you anyway. If not, then they could have a coronary instead.