Bad Parenting

So I was changing out the laundry the other day like I've done thousands of times before. I pushed the dryer button after loading the wet clothes and my dryer started bucking as if a bowling ball was inside. I let it go for about a minute and then opened the door only to see my youngest cat shoot out.
I've owned cats all my adult life and never imagined I could let something like that happen. Thank god he wasn't a kitten.
He actually seemed to enjoy the ride. For the next 20 minutes he continued racing around the house, highly excited.
My cat: