ACT 0385 - FEMALE HUMAN CANNON-BALL : HUMAN CANNONBALLS HAVE BEEN A FEATURE OF CIRCUSES FOR NEARLY 150 YEARS, BUT TODAY THERE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF PERFORMERS. THIS IS THE ONLY FEMALE HUMAN CANNONBALL IN EUROPE. SHE PERFORMS IN ALL TYPES OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND TV SHOWS THROUGHOUT EUROPE. SHE HAS THE SMALLEST CANNON AND AIRBAG LANDING TARGET IN THE WORLD AND SHE CAN FLY OVER THE HEADS OF AUDIENCES IN ALMOST ANY VENUE. TODAY 45-YEAR-OLD PERFORMS AROUND THE WORLD AS THE SHOOTING STAR. DRESSED IN HER TRADEMARK OUTFIT OF A SHINY CATSUIT AND AN OPEN-FACE RED HELMET, A TYPICAL PERFORMANCE WILL SEE HER CLIMB UP ON TO THE CANNON AND GIVE A FINAL WAVE TO THE AUDIENCE AS SHE SLIDES INSIDE. "I DO USE GUNPOWDER," IS ALL SHE WILL ADMIT. IN TRUTH, GUNPOWDER IS ONLY USED TO CREATE THE BANG AND PUFF OF SMOKE. MODERN CANNONS ACTUALLY USE COMPRESSED AIR OR A BUNGEE CORD TO PROPEL A SMALL PLATFORM WHICH THE "CANNONBALL" STANDS ON.