Hot Coal Walking, Hooping, and Other Mystifying Circus Science

Hot Coal Walking, Hooping, and Other Mystifying Circus Science — page 3
BED OF NAILS You eagerly await the first circus act of the night Soon a man approaches a bed of long metal nails The gleaming points of the nails stick straight up Wearing only shorts the man carefully lies down on the bed He has nothing to protect his skin from the 1 000 sharp points The crowd gasps but the performer's face shows no sign of pain Moments later he slowly stands up Not a single puncture wound marks back his