Exclusive | Whats it like to be shot out of a cannon? Ringling Bros Human Rocket told us

The circus is in Skyler Miser’s DNA.Years before she was born, Miser’s mom was in the Air Force and met a man who was building a cannon.“His pickup line was ‘do you want to shoot me out of my cannon,’” Miser, 23, told The Post in an exclusive interview.“She said ‘yes’ and ended up dropping everything to run away and join the circus with this guy.”That “guy” was Miser’s father and the rest is history.These days, the appropriately named Skyler is Ringling Bros.

and Barnum and Bailey Circus‘ resident “Human Rocket” regularly getting shot out of cannons at arenas all over the world.“There’s nothing in the world I can compare flying to,” she smiled.“The fastest roller coaster in the world goes about four times the force of gravity.

The rocket is about seven.Plus, you’re not strapped in, there’s no safety gear…it’s a big adrenaline rush.”“I don’t get scared,” she continued.

“More butterflies but every once in a while, I’ll get nervous before I go.That’s mostly because something weird happened the show before or I had to fix something.

I always say it’s more of a mental act than physical.If you can’t talk yourself out of this hole, you can’t do it.”From March 19-22, Miser (who is also an aerialist) and the rest of the Circus — comprised of 65 performers from 13 countries as varied as the U.S., Ukraine, Russia, Mongolia, France and Germany — are making a four-day, seven-show pit stop at Newark’s Prudential Center.And it’s going to be a good time.“We’re putting on a party,” the Indiana native noted.

“We’re calling it The Greatest Party on Earth.We’ve got amazing acts, daring performances, big laughs, live music and it’s a good family fun time where you can relax and forget about all of the problems in the world for two hours.”Plus, her mom and dad might be there.“They come and see the show about every six weeks.

Amazingly, they’re both still performing and shooting out o...