B.J,'s BALISTIC BUDGIE

CANNONBALL COLIN

Imagine the scene Colin is about to be shot from a cannon into a net rigged up

on the other side of the table. The audience hold their breath as Colin is loaded

into the cannon.

From a tin marked Gunpowder with a skull & crossbones I tip out a measured

amount. Explaining that, never having done this trick before. I'm not sure how

much explosive to use. Pausing for effect, I get the audience to count out,

"1, 2, 3, fire." I pull the firing pin, there's a loud bang & a puff of smoke from

the mouth of the cannon. A few feathers drift slowly down.

All eyes are on the catch net as I dash round to the back of the audience & with

a loud cry of "Got him" I pluck Colin from the air & certain death with a catch

that an English cricket captain would be proud of. I apologise to my audience

that I may have used a little too much gunpowder. Fortunately Colin has come to

no harm. I ask & get a round of applause for. 'Cannonball Colin the Balistic Budgie'

I have decided not to explain the "how to do it" for this act just yet. Perhaps you

would like a chance to try to figuare out the how it's done. You never know, your

way might be an improvment. Remember half of show biz is just, Smoke & Mirrors.

I'd say get a really thickening smoke machine, chuck a few molten/fake feathers and teach your bird how to fly to you so you make your bird start flying then go to the other side and catch the bird that's my idea anyway

Getting the Fire Brigade involved would increase your audience but it wouldn't do your

 

birds any good.Yours B.J.

I'm guessing that you might not pluck him out of the air, he might already be in the net? Or maybe in your hand, and you just make it look like he was in the net.

Hi Finnie. Your right about the catch. I carry Colin in my hand & pretend to catch him.

 

While all attention is fixed on the shower of debris slowly drifting down.

 

The big question is... Colin is seen to be placed into the cannon & the cannon is fired.

 

You have to design or figure out how it's done. Yours B.J.

Hi Finnie. Your right about the catch. I carry Colin in my hand & pretend to catch him.

 

While all attention is fixed on the shower of debris slowly drifting down.

 

The big question is... Colin is seen to be placed into the cannon & the cannon is fired.

You have to design or figure out how it's done. Yours B.J.

 

 

I would think have a big cannon and have a hole at the bottom of it with a perch, and the bird just flies through the cannon and hops onto the perch awaiting your arrival

Another thing that could also be done, is have the smoke real thick and just train your bird to fly as fast as he/she can through the smoke, then make it literally go as aerodynamic as possible and at the last minute, get him/her to land on your shoulder or hand

My guess is the cannon doesn't have a bottom, you put the bird in the cannon, while holding the end of the cannon. When the cannon is fired, you take the bird, walk over to the net, and do as Finnie said already.

Hi I'm afraid smoke & budgies don't mix very well Flip. The cannon is just a tube on top of a small box cage.

 

Bird hops in has a little millet treat , while I line up the barrel, trajectory etc. The cannon barrel is pre loaded

 

with a party popper that shoots out the usual stuff plus a few feathers. Your right about the cannon the

 

bird is lowered into the back end & into the box. Yours B.J..