In Chinese Amusement Parks, a Safer Version of the Human Cannonball Trick
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Core77In Chinese Amusement Parks, a Safer Version of the Human Cannonball Trickcore77.comIn Chinese indoor amusement parks, they have a twist on trampolines. It translates to something like "jump air bags," and they evoke the "human cannonballs" of old: Those are the same thing that stuntpeople use to break falls. It's a clever repurposing of what's essentially just a giant plastic tarp.
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