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The human cannonball act is a performance in which a person who acts as the "cannonball" is ejected from a cylinder that has been specially designed to resemble a cannon. The human cannonball lands on a horizontal net or inflated bag placed at the landing point, as predicted by physics.
Human cannonballs are pretty much exactly what they sound like: These daredevil performers pack themselves into the tight confines of huge cannons, which shoot them high into the air. This performance has a long history with roots in old-time circuses, but as you'll see, no one has mastered the art of becoming a human bullet yet.
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17 giu 2020 · The first human cannonball, in 1877, was a girl called "Zazel" (Rossa Matilda Richter, then only 14). She was launched by a spring-style cannon made by American George Farini, she toured with...
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30 apr 2015 · Human cannonballing is an exclusive enterprise; of the dozen or so cannonballs performing today, the majority are related by blood or marriage. Their methods are trade secrets, handed down...
13 ago 2021 · The Physics of Johnny Knoxville, Human Cannonball. Jackass Forever is back with more dumb stunts. Please: Only try the physics at home. Photograph: MIKE BLABAC/Paramount. The trailer recently...
Today the human cannonball act is very much alive. The closing act for the Cole Brothers Circus in 2013 is a beautifully painted cannon that shoots its human projectile a relatively short distance from one side of the big top to the other.
David "The Bullet" Smith set the Guinness world record for highest human cannonball shot. He'll be appearing at the Harrisburg Senators game Wednesday, Aug. ...
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