Human cannonball dies in UK stunt accident

[DeeJay]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/article?f=/n/a/2011/04/25/international/i142104D32.DTL

British police say a man has died after a safety net gave way during a human cannonball performance at a "daredevil" stunt show in southern England.

Police in Kent said Monday the show was canceled after the 23-year-old died.

They said they believe the death was caused by the safety net "failing to engage," but did not provide further details.

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I know, it's sad and tragic, but in that line of work, it must be sort of expected to some degree.

The comments section has some pretty good ones, for those inclined towards dark humor...

[uppityperson]

1. That is too bad, just starting out adult life. Could be my kid or his circus friends, no humor from

me

[Raine]

2. Only 23 years old, seems like such a waste

of a life. :-(

[malaise]

3. Here's another photo

http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/BLOG/resize/590x393%5E/crop/590x393/


http://news.aol.co.uk/main-news/story/man-dies-in-human-cannonball-stunt/1773732//?icid=main|uk|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.co.uk%2Fmain-news%2Fstory%2Fman-dies-in-human-cannonball-stunt%2F1773732%2F%2F

[Keith Bee]

4. Herd thinned

And that's no joke: I've ZERO sympathy for people like him. (And this includes bungie-jumpers, white-water rafters, rock climbers, etc.)

[taterguy]

5. People "like" him?

What the fuck does that mean?

People whose safety equipment fails?

Do you not have sympathy if a window washer falls off a scaffold?