Human Cannonball Dies During Stunt After Safety Net Fails
- Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:44pm by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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A human cannonball has died after his safety net failed to launch during a stunt in UK’s Kent County. The man was performing in a daredevil show.
Sky News reports:
The accident happened during a show put on by Scott May’s Daredevil Stunt Show at the Kent County Showground in Detling at about 3.30pm on Monday.
The 23-year-old man was flown by air ambulance to Maidstone Hospital, but later died from his injuries.
A Kent Police spokesman said: “A man taking part in a human cannonball event this afternoon has died after it is believed a safety net failed to engage.”.
Needless to say, all further Scott May daredevil shows have been canceled. The Scott May website announced:
DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES
THE SHOWS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Via Gawker.
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Comments (104)
charliedontserf
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:51pmWhat an idiot sorry but I wont lose a wink of sleep. Human cannonball Really?
Report Post »anutter
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:48pmBeck already is the human cannonball. Pounding down the walls of the “progressive dream”
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:47pmWho would ever have guessed that being a human cannonball could be dangerous? We need more government regulation on human projectiles in general. Hmmm, Human Projectile Czar?
Report Post »Pelling1020
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:08pmLook!! It could be worse, he could have been playing dodge ball.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:34pmhey…………..a new job for obama !!!!!!!!!!
and, according to pelosi……………….you can find the landing after we shoot you out lol
Report Post »WHITE LOTUS2x
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:27pmSomeone had to mention my favorite democrat, Nancy P. She cannonballed all of us with her dam healthcare bill. She should have gone for the being cannonballed over her fence she was so determined to get over. What a retched piece of excrement. I dont spell as good as I uased to. Lotus.
Report Post »JPRAustin
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:33pmcracking yourself up in you moms basement w/ tissues in hand…
Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:19pmI remember in the 70′s seeing a guy named Orville Kisselberg who would let a cannonball hit him right in the gut. It was VERY impressive.
Report Post »Mojoron
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:10pmWhat goes up will come down, eventually.
Report Post »goodinohio
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:08pmNobody gets out alive, why not have a blast till then.
Report Post »wwjcdo
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:07pmooooooops
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:06pmthe next movie jack ass will be short one stunt sorry for someone dying but i think forrest gump would be smarter
Report Post »kindling
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:04pmencinom, I feel sorry for you. It must be horrible to have to live with so much hate in you all the time. You must have no life if all you do it sit in front of a computer spewing hate all day long.
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:03pmSomeone has a man crush.
Report Post »kindling
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:01pmEven as a child I never liked these kind of shows just because of this. My thoughts and prayers to his family and friends.
Report Post »jonnydoe
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:59pmAm I misunderstanding your comment, or are you really wishing for Glenn’s death?
Report Post »hifi74
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:57pmSo stupid you can’t even grasp the simple concept of “still working for FOX”. Tell us how does a moron like yourself manage to live past puberty!
Report Post »Vet with Vendetta
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:57pm@ANUTTER: No… WATCHING stuntman will be banned now. It gives the kids the wrong idea you know.
Report Post »Tex Expatriate
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:56pmAnother candidate for the Darwin awards.
Report Post »19RANDY59
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:56pmWe all know safety nets (aka.gov. programs) don,t work!!!
Report Post »xcblur
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:54pmIt’s a dangerous job being a cannonball
Report Post »WalterSobchak
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:53pmThinning the herd!
Report Post »anutter
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:53pmI guess stuntmen will be banned now.
Report Post »Wilkins
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:08pmHuman Cannonball acts were in decline anyway.
They just don’t make men of that caliber these days.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:27pmOh, boo, Wilkins, boo.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 10:34pmWilkins your GREAT!!
Report Post »Eric_The_Red_State
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:26amBan canons
Report Post »Ban stuntmen
Ban stories about canons
Ban stories about stuntmen
Ban people responding to stories about stuntmen
Ban people who think that we should ban stories about stuntmen
Ban roll-on
Ban Daid
Ban De Solie
Ban ana
Ban jo
Ban shee
Ban Dwagon
bacongreasenapalm
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 4:49pm@Wilkins -good one!
Report Post »Ron Burgundy
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:52pmThe net failed …… i would question the wife
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:32pmIt took 2 minutes for me to stop laughing. Thanks for that
Report Post »mibble
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:15amIt was George W Bush’s fault.
Report Post »obama_binpharteen
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:51pmhis safety net failed to launch during a stunt? Isn’t the safety net already supposed to be out???
Report Post »USAMama
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:07pmThat was my thought! I didn’t know they “launched” the safety net mid stunt, that seems dumb!
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 10:08pmProbably the UK doesn’t have the regulations we have here or the net would have been out. Prayers go out to his family and friends. Very sad.
Report Post »nocomment
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:51pmWait, this was a low risk occupation. What could have gone wrong?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:48pmGee, that is too bad. He died doing what he wanted to do. I wish more of us could say the same.
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:53pmI’ve got to agree. R.I.P. Scott May.
Report Post »TumbleBumble
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:54pmI hope he didn’t have children. I just wonder why there wasn’t a stationary safety net? Too much room for failure, seems like to me. Poor guy.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:54pmTrue that. I wan’t to go face-down in my favorite trout stream!
Report Post »wildjoker5
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:55pmMORE SANCTIONS ON ENTERTAINMENT!!! This is a valuable lesson to everyone that having fun is dangerous, and no should be put in danger.
Report Post »WalterSobchak
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 7:57pmWhat was Darwin’s theory?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:01pmPrayers offered up to the Almighty to comfort his family in this time of loss and grief.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:10pmHe just earned a Darwin Award nomination.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:11pmPrayers go out to the man’s family. This is not something I would want to do, but obviously he enjoyed doing it. Very high risk.
Report Post »corbecket
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:41pm“He died doing what he wanted to do. I wish more of us could say the same.”
Gee. I’m a retired airline pilot. Should I feel shortchanged?
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 8:50pmHe is flying with angles now!!
Report Post »hechafteth
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:00pm@CORBECKET
Report Post »*******************
I can picture the eulogy by CORBECKET Jr. at your funeral: “My father passed away peacefully in his sleep; unlike the 217 passengers and crew that were on board the 737 while he was at the controls…”
ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:17pmOMG… now that’s funny as hell @HECHAFTETH
Report Post »Mannax
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:40pmOut with a bang? Yeah, I know. It is sad he died in doing this. But a good majority of the people that go to see these events are going to see if they can watch the stunt man die.
Report Post »w4jle
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:45pmThat’s what happens when you try to be a big shot…
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 9:47pm@ CORBECKET
I laughed so hard my dentures fell out!
LHMDF
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 10:27pmcut and pasted from above: Needless to say, all further Scott May daredevil shows have been canceled. The Scott May website announced:
Report Post »ManThong
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 11:24pmHmmm.. A tragic new definition of “terminal ballistics”.
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on April 25, 2011 at 11:31pmIt’s a really STUPID thing to do for a living to begin with. I would NEVER TELL HIM HE COULDN’T DO IT for a living, This is AMERICA after all still, he is / was FREE to do stupid things with his time, and he did. So one less Dare Devil In The World. Hmmmmmmmm……………………………………………that is to bad. ! ! ! L I V E F R E E OR D I E ! ! !
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 12:27amPoor dumb bastard
Report Post »jimmythebullet
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 5:32amsafety net “failed to launch”?-i just don’t get that.i’ve seen these guys before and every time,they were shot “into” a net.
Report Post »i get the whole thrillseeker/adrenaline junkie thing.i raced motorcycles for 15yrs and have been riding since i was 9.when one decides to engage in dangerous activities,common sense dictates that you counter risk factors with safety measures.plainly spoken,one would take all available safety measures.
i guess this is a sad example of “flying without a net”.
Love Bandit Bestid
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 7:27amI hate when that happens.
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 7:41amI don’t think he was doing exactly what he wanted. I seriously doubt he wanted to land WITHOUT a net.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 8:28amI heard he went out with a BANG!
Report Post »Obanger
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 1:01pmHe who lives by the cannon, dies by the cannon.
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 26, 2011 at 1:41pmMaybe the sign should also say, “Job Opening: Cannonball, High IQ not needed. Must have own health insurance.
You can’t be real smart to do this “job”.
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