What happened to Daniel Blackner or "Captain Dan the Demon Dwarf"? Here's a clue:
The attachment broke before the performance and Blackner tried to fix it using extra-strong glue, but unfortunately only let it dry for 20 seconds instead of the 20 minutes required.
[...] The end result? A solid attachment, laughter, mortification and ... hospitalisation.
Hint: it involves a vacuum cleaner: Link - via Quite Interesting, photo from Circus of Horrors