Ever wondered what it's like to be fired from a cannon but unlikely to ever do so to find out (for understandable reasons)? 

Mashable and Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey circus have shared a video showing 'human cannonball' Kirby being fired into the air - one of hundreds of times she has carried out the stunt.

This time she was kind enough to wear a GoPro, to give all of us an approximation of what is undoubtedly a terrifying experience that we're never, ever going to actually go through.

Check out the footage below: