Burnaby Q. Orbax

Prof. Burnaby Q. Orbax (born Jason Thomas) is a Canadian sideshow entertainer and a physics professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Together with his partner Sweet Pepper Klopek, Orbax is one half of Monsters Of Schlock, a traveling sideshow act that combines shocking stunts with comedy, vaudeville, and science. The duo have set 25 Guinness World Records (and counting). Orbax and Pepper also perform all-ages science shows to stimulate the minds of younger audiences. Orbax grew up on a farm in rural Maidstone, Ontario. He was valedictorian of his high school class and graduated from the University of Guelph with a bachelor's degree in physics ('00) and a master's degree in experimental polymer physics ('02), and even worked toward his PhD. Always an entertainer at heart, Orbax spent some time performing in the independent Ontario Wrestling Alliance (OWA) before embarking on a career as a carnival sideshow stunt performer. Circo Loco was an throwback entertainment pac