Scientific American on Sword Swallowing (The Food Section: Quotable)

"One common complaint was sore throats, known in the community as, of course, sword throats..... One individual, perhaps trying to work up to the full-size sword, wound up having 'a bread knife removed transabdominally.' Which easily beats having a bread knife inserted transabdominally."

Scientific American on Sword Swallowing

Posted by Josh Friedland on Feb 20, 2007 in Science | Link | | |