World Sword Swallowers Day is a really advanced holiday

After being practiced for more than 4000 years, it is safe to say that wandering swallows is one of the oldest forms of entertainment.

It is also understood one of the least, according to Dan Meyer, president of Sword Swallowers Association International And one of the meadows in the world that practice art.

Meyer has objected thousands of different different – and often sharp – objects for 25 years, but says that people still think it is fake.

“I did a show in Muncie, Indiana, and I had a esophageal surgeon on stage and he still didn’t think it was real,” Meyer told Huffpost.

Meyer also complains that the very real ways in which Zwaardzwaluwers have not helped have not ignored people.

For example, in 1868, a sword swallow helped the German doctor Adolf Kussmul to develop the first rigid endoscope, and in 1906 a swordswallozer the world’s first esophageal electrocardiogram in the world underwent.

Meyer has done his own work in that capacity, by co -authorization The first extensive medical investigation into swallows in 2006, earning the 2007 IG Nobel Prize for Medicine In the process.

Meyer and his colleague -Zwatvers have tried to sharpen the understanding of the average person of the art form by celebrating World Sword Swallowers Day on Saturday 22 February.

The event has been going on on the last Saturday of February since 2007, which happens to be National swallowing disorders month.

Sword Swallowers around the world celebrate the day in different places, including many Ripleies believe it or not! Odditoriums around the world.

The big moment of the day comes with a worldwide group sword that takes place at 2:22 and 25 seconds local time. Meyer will swallow at the location of the Ripley in Phoenix with two other swords.

The book describes how sword swallows has evolved since it was first carried out in India 4,000 years ago and BIOS contains nearly 80 artists.

“I was afraid that it would be repetitive, but every sword swallow had something else or unique than the others, whether it is their implementation style or their background story,” Hartzman told Huffpost.

When working on the book with Meyer, Hartzman also learned how much effort goes into the vessel, where the inner organs are mentally adjusted to let the passage of the knife through the body.

“I would say, don’t try to be one,” Hartzman admitted. “Everyone who does it has a mentor, but everyone is different. Some people can learn it in months, but then 13,000 attempts needed before he could do it. ‘

Meyer brings that number closer to 14,000, but says that learning hypnosis techniques has helped him finally achieve his gullet goal. He proudly adds: “I never thrown over.”

It is still to consider whether the world treats the sword as the same as other performing arts such as dance, music or drama, but Meyer is certainly sure that his task is safe to be taken over by AI

“A computer will not take my job,” said Meyer. ‘You can’t replicate it. That is why people are shocked by [sword swallowing] – Because it’s real! ”