Human+Cannonball

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Second & Third Law of Motion


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Do you think "the human cannonball" did his homework while in school? Did the human cannonball do his homework while on the Job? Learning about motion can help one control motion. Losing control of motion can happen even if one knows how to control it.

Human cannonball died after one week in the job: Inquest jury shown video of dramatic moment safety net collapses. (Only lasted for 12 shots)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=See_hFxPkG8 []

Human Canonball Facts
 * The first human cannonball act is believed have taken place in 1870s England
 * The most famous cannon balling family was the Zacchini brothers who began in 1922
 * Two Zacchinis are said to have collided in mid-air after being shot from opposite ends of a circus ring - one broke his back
 * Emanuel Zacchinis set a world record distance of 175 feet (53 metres) in 1940
 * It was broken in 1995 by American David Smith who was shot 180 feet (54.97 metres)
 * More than 30 human cannon balls have been killed

A woman fired from a cannon in Bristol has failed to break the English record for the second time.
 * 1974: Human cannonball misses target **

Mary Connors, 21, aimed to be shot further than anyone else had yet achieved in England by clearing the River Avon and landing in a safety net. Before the attempt on Saturday Ms Connors said she was confident of success. "We've been working flat out on the cannon ever since Wednesday and I think we've ironed out all the faults," she said. Ms Connors said she was persevering in spite of her failure on Wednesday because "it's a challenge to get to the other side". She had not taken out personal insurance for the attempts, Ms Connors added, but she had taken "a few swimming lessons". In the event they came in handy as Ms Connors, a secretary, again fell short and end up in the water. Events took a farcical turn when two men in a rescue boat also fell in the water as they attempted to pull her out. The three then had to be rescued by another boat which was standing by with a frogman aboard
 * 'Swimming lessons' **