Human Cannonball, Farthest Distance - GWR Video of the Week 31st August 2011

The farthest distance for a human fired from a cannon is 59.05 m (193 ft 8.8 in) by David Marvin Jr (USA) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 10 March 2011. David Marvin was launched by a 8 m (26 ft 2.95 in) long cannon. It was estimated that David Marvin Jr travelled at a speed of 120 km/h (74.56 mph), reaching a max altitude of 23 m (75 ft 5.51 in) from the ground. Several members of David's family are human cannonballs and perform stunts worldwide. The pneumatic cannon mechanism is a trade secret that belongs to the family. David landed on a 10 x 20 m (33 x 66 ft) large net suspended with poles at 6 m (20 ft) from the ground. The distance was measured from the hole of the cannon to the furthest point reached on the net. This video is part of our video of the week series - each Wednesday we bring you one of the most interesting and exciting record-breaking videos from our archives! See the full series here: ‪http://bit.ly/GWRvidoftheweek‬ LIKE us on Facebook: ‪http://www.facebook.com/GuinnessWorldRecords‬ FOLLOW us on Twitter: ‪http://twitter.com/gwrnews‬ ‪http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com

Comments

1. ....just like that. 0:45
2. 321 fire!
3. So this is how the illegal aliens in Mexico plan on getting over Trump's HUUUGE Wall?
4. music at 0:10??
5. how that works? sling or what?
6. MY HERO
7. swanton bomb like jeff hardy
8. I would like to know how it feels to take such an amount of g's on my body...
9. hamish and andy brought me here
10. Andy is completely screwed #hamishandandy
11. Ridiculous
12. Ugh I could fly a paper plane further than that...... definitely not cool 
13. WOULDN'T IT BE COOL IF ONE OF US YOUTUBERS DID THAT STUNT!
14. This a great video for starting a lecture on projectile motion. Given the intial velocity(Vo)and initial angle from the horizontal Ao)) students can calcualte the range. That is where the net should be placed. A mistake will be fatal. R= Vo*sin(2Ao)/g. All this neglects air resiisatnace. The range willbe a littlle shorter that the idel R. A large net solves that probelem .
15. The acceleration is actually very smooth. The person is driven up the gun barrel by a cylinder on compressed air. The flash and smoke are just there for effect.
16. How can I make a living out of this?
17. After a successful launch from their prototype, the only question remaining is... who will be the first Mexican in space?
18. @Amna L. Everything you said is false
19. Chuck Norris is a faggot
20. my turn my turn my turn my turn!!!!!!!!