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 ...