VIDEO : SEE IT: Ringling Bros. Circus performers crash to ground during aerial act

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That gave me the shills, hope they recover well and soon

Thanks for embedding, i didnt realize it was a yt vid!

That was crazy!

Apparently this was only vid taken? I wonder how much this person got paid to give it to the news

With my luck I would have landed right square on my nuts...

wait a minute, they vanished.

what is this?

why does the image of the circus accident on CNN homepage clearly show dummies laid out on stretchers?

[link to www.cnn.com]

Tape was lead story on CBS Evening News tonite. Looked like a ritual of some sort them dangeling in the air then crashing down. Terrible.

A HumaN hair hanging chandelier... What could go wrong?

Wow

Yea those do appear to be dummies.

Wtf?

And this accident happening in of all places...Providence

I guess you'll have to do a soul search to figure out why
you would want to watch that or even look at it.

You are right. But why would the MSM put that as a lead story. Freak the masses out for some reasons?

Suspended only by the strength......(then crash)

I wonder what were the next words?

Suspended only by the strength......(then crash)

I wonder what were the next words?

ha ha. i hope one of the abused animals caused it

This is a terrible industrial accident.

It's clear that the employer did not provide a safe working environment for their employees. Inadequate safety measures were in place, structural supports were inadequate. Human Chandelier construction is inherently unsafe.

THE RIGGING OR RIGGERS WHO FLY STUFFF IN THE AIR WILL BE OSHA SNIFFED DOWN!

Hanging on by your hair is pretty weird.

YEP! If you were an elephant, would you rather
live and die (probably slaughtered for your tusk), or
live 30 miserable years in a trailer going place to place
to perform...with chains on your feet.

I have NO sympathy for any of these circus freaks.

dire foreboding:

[link to ancienthistory.about.com]

Damocles readily agreed, and so Dionysius ordered everything to be prepared for Damocles to experience what life as Dionysius was like. Damocles was enjoying himself immensely... until he noticed a sharp sword hovering over his head, that was suspended from the ceiling by a horse hair. This, the tyrant explained to Damocles, was what life as ruler was really like.

Damocles, alarmed, quickly revised his idea of what made up a good life, and asked to be excused. He then eagerly returned to his poorer, but safer life.

It gave me chills only because the person recording didn't realize what they had just seen. I can't imagine actually recording something where someone gets hurt or killed.

I don't support circuses that use animals. But I also wouldn't wish harm on any person, either

I live in Rhode Island and it's safe to say that there was no way that was a ritual. Rhode Island is a boring, miserable state and it would never get the attention to broadcast such an event if it was in fact "ritualistic".

SEE IT! tragedy thrills me, what ever flavor

Actually there were 2 videos taken. Videos are not allowed to be taken during paid performances like these, just like in all Las Vegas shows it is prohibited to record live performances.

Bravo! Encore!

It may be really inappropriate, but I laughed my ass off when the announcer's sentence was cut somewhat short by the drop.

Nasty!

It may be really inappropriate, but I laughed my ass off when the announcer's sentence was cut somewhat short by the drop.

Nasty!

Looked like they fell as they kicked their legs out and all landed on their asses. I see a lot of ruptured discs and compressed spines.