Ringling Brothers Circus 1961 Cannon Launch

Ruth Patterson, 1961 Cannon Launch

[@Duxon315]

OUTSTANDING athleticism and truly genius craftsmanship

[@TheAZPiper]

The duo is my Aunt Ruthie and Uncle Walt. My dad’s younger sister.

[@FlockOfHawks]

She was in What's My Line as well , Apr 13 1958 - a very sweet woman provoking a beautiful gesture from Dorothy Kilgallen

[@Saf_Ibn_Sayyad_Bacon]

A hoowah 😂

[@massimotronci9389]

Ciao dalla Sardegna, Fratelli Zacchini, come state? 😊

[@josephguzman7428]

GREAT CIRCUS MEMORIES!

[@FlockOfHawks]

Ruth was in the Apr 13 1958 What's My Line episode , a commenter there was kind enough to place a link hitherto

[@FlockOfHawks]

That WML episode is at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bnWsY6OCn752adk

[@rucksackransack]

Saw this at MSG as a kid.

[@christiangibbs8534]

0:33 He's whispering in her ear: "Now, you're SURE that your Uncle tested this to make sure that it's safe?"

[@bucherwurm5344]

How can they both be in the cannon but fly out one after the other?

[@AdamBogan]

Thats what I want to know

[@ElSmusso]

Before we had internet lol

[@luiscobatti629]

Espectacular !!! 😂😂😷👈

[@flaretheunknown]

I wanna try!!!

[@philmikehunt7479]

Nice pfp

[@elijahharristablet5618]

"If anything happens to the man, he has to be replaced." That's enough youtube for today. (this is a joke)

[@FlockOfHawks]

"... by someone of the same caliber" makes sense ☺

[@Thunderbolt1003.]

Wow

[@JeremyGuilmette]

Was that a real firing cannon? Not like the new world new ones that use compressed air?

[@lloydbowers8997]

Announcer looks like Arthur Godfrey

[@OliveMonkeys]

Holy shit. Lol

[@bossman1974]

FAKE !