Comments on: Giant Ring

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:15:38 +0000

I was thinking the same thing Chris W! That was very neat!

By: Arty

Arty — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:08:32 +0000

Yup, saw the same type of act in a performance given by Cirque du Soliel, the Corteo show specifically. It was amazing to watch. Go watch if you get a chance!

By: kid_icarus

kid_icarus — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:18:57 +0000

i kept expecting him to puke on the crowd......now THAT'S entertainment!

By: Chris W

Chris W — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:29:03 +0000

I was getting dizzy just watching him!!! i can't imagine how dizzy the guy felt afterwards!!!

By: Ajina

Ajina — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:37:15 +0000

It's called a Cyr wheel. It's a pretty standard circus prop nowadays. Invented by Daniel Cyr, extrapolated from work with the German Wheel, one would assume.

Really popularized by Cirque Eloize, taken up by Cirque du Soleil in Corteo . For a long time there were only a handful of tricks any Cyr wheel performers would do, but it was only a matter of time until they experimented enough... and they've found some amazing new stuff lately. Especially Jonas Wolverton and Krin Haglund.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:11:53 +0000

That´s really impressive.

By: just a guy

just a guy — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:37:15 +0000

What a bunch of HOOPla! (pun)

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:16:50 +0000

Ted, Henry Winkler IS still cool. Haven't you seen his character in Arrested Development?

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:55:47 +0000

I thought sure it was a typo... "Slick street performance from Montréal”

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:31:10 +0000

That does look like fun. "Sick" is so 2004

By: ted

ted — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:47:38 +0000

Times change. I remember when Henry Winkler was cool.

Aren't the Russians going to space more than the US now?

By: Monica

Monica — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:44:10 +0000

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By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:26:33 +0000

@ Miss Cellania

Jeez, dang kids and their new fangled slangs! In my day it used to be "Tubular" and "Gnarly" and don't forget "Whoa!". *swings cane maniacally above his head*

All I have to say is that was an awesome performance. I think perhaps he is one of those poor cosmonauts who didn't get to go to space after the Soviet Union fell. Now he has to do street performances to survive. Because dude must have an iron stomach not to hurl with those crazy moves and speeds.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:33:09 +0000

It's that new slang the young people are using these days. I believe "sick" means "wonderful" or "impressive".

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:25:35 +0000

I wondered about "Sick" and then thought afterwards that I'd probably have thrown up were it me in the ring!

By: ty

ty — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:01:05 +0000

I would probably crush my fingers trying that.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:40:52 +0000

That was very neat!

The title screen made me scratch my head a little; "Sick street performance from Montréal" Sick?

By: alison

alison — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:48:29 +0000

Holycrap, that's incredible! If I were there I'd have given him everything in my wallet.

By: Carl

Carl — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:05:14 +0000

Wow that's awesome. I really want somebody to 'shop out the ring so it just looks like he's flying around crazily.
That must take a ton of side muscles. The tricks he does towards the end...O_O

By: Pontifex

Pontifex — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:53:46 +0000

If you like this, you might want to check out something similar: the German Rhönrad. See http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rh%C3%B6nrad&search=Search for some examples...