https://www.pitara.com/tags/circus-performers/Recent content in Circus Performers on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-do-human-cannonballs-fly/Thu, 10 May 2001 01:03:49 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/5ws-and-h/how-do-human-cannonballs-fly/<p>Even been to a circus where they featured a human cannonball? A person enters a huge cannon and when the fuse is lit, he comes shooting out with a bang, flying in the air before landing on a net!</p> <p>My god! I thought that was the most horrifying thing I had ever seen. What a crazy thing to do. How does he do it without being blown to pieces, I would wonder.</p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-64_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-64_1_hu_b83f8a21060139c3.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-64_1_hu_57ee190e6ef89e14.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/5wh-64_1_hu_b83f8a21060139c3.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="How do Human Cannonballs Fly? [Illustration by Anup Singh]" height="720" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>How do Human Cannonballs Fly? [Illustration by Anup Singh]</figcaption> </figure> <p>Though scary, it was one of the most captivating items for me, and the hundreds of children and adults who would watch the circus item with their mouths open.</p>