The extreme physics of surviving as a human cannonball
In short: While professions like logging or steelworking are notoriously dangerous, nothing compares to the peril of being launched untethered from a long cylinder tube.
This video examines the mechanics of the human cannonball act, a feat of aerial propulsion that involves being shot through a tube and attempting a safe landing on the ground without any tethers.
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