Fire Breathing, Sword Swallowing, and Other-Defying Circus Science
FIRE BREATHING SWORD SWALLOWING AND OTHER DEATH DEFYING CIRCUS SCIENCE by WIL MARA Consultant Vesal Dini PhD in Physics Postdoctoral Scholar at Tufts University Center for Engineering Education Outreach Medford Massachusetts CAPSTONE PRESS a capstone imprint
DEATH DEFYING CIRCUS ACTS Welcome to the circus The world's most death defying stunts are about to make you ooh ahh gasp and even cringe A man will walk across a wire 30 feet 9 1 meters in the air A woman held up only by her hair will spin as she hangs from a rope Five motorcyclists will speed around the inside of a giant ball shaped cage at tremendous speed How are these daring stunts possible They all conform to the laws of nature Physics chemistry anatomy and even math can be used to describe the world's most death defying circus acts From sword swallowing to glass walking there's a lot more science at work here than you probably ever realized
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME Circus acts are a blast to watch but DO NOT try them yourself Performers spend years training They practice every day Performing a circus act without the proper training and correct safety precautions could result in serious injury Instead simple activities that you CAN TRY are included in these pages They will help you understand the science behind the circus They are safe easy and fun
