The World's Shortest Daredevil Stuntman - Ripley's Believe It or Notcast Episode 5

This week we talk to Short E. Dangerously, the greatest half-man sideshow performer in the world.

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Picture a cramped tour bus packed with self-proclaimed human oddities, sword swallowers, fire-breathers, glass eaters, and vaudevillian-style performers all getting ready to take the stage.

This week on the Ripley’s Believe It or Notcast, Brent and Ryan talk to Short E. Dangerously. At three-foot-three, Shorty had to have his lower half amputated when he was two years old. He walks on his hands, but, other than that, does everything a person typically does and more. Currently, he travels with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow , breathing fire, and jumping on glass.

Short E. Dangerously & Johnny Eck

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