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Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 00:56
by Hiruni Bhagya 81
Before reading this book I thought it was a trick. But after reading this book and reading about it some more, I believe it's a skill.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 28 Mar 2019, 10:10
by Philip Chepsingil
Kibetious wrote: ↑06 Jun 2018, 14:31
Nop. I am not convinced. I feel that it is more of a trick than an act. It would seem unimaginable to see one swallowing a sword despite the mastery of skills by various acrobats and 'magicians'.
I too wonder how, because of human natural reflexes which can't allow anything which is not food to get through the throat. It must be a trick.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 31 Jul 2019, 08:14
by supernatural143
I have not seen sword swallowing live. On movies and comedy clips, I think sword swallowing is both a trick and a skill. It's scary and risky. I wonder what made other people try doing it for. It's like choosing between money and life.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 02 May 2020, 06:44
by WardahEbrahim
Vg345 wrote: ↑03 May 2018, 05:27
I'm skeptical at best. I think that to teach and learn a skill, there has to be some accepted leeway for failure. Because that's what people do as beginners. They fail. In this particular case, failure has a high probability of being fatal. I'm not buying the point that a person who is allegedly skilled at this would get there without accidentally cutting his windpipe a couple dozen times.
So, I guess no. I don't believe that it isn't a trick.
It wouldn't go down the windpipe, it'd go down the esophagus, And I'm they practice with blunt objects first? I think it's a skill. Same with any danger sport.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 13 May 2020, 02:24
by Erandi Ekanayake
I haven't got a chance to read the book yet, but I have seen people swallow swords and just the sight of them doing so always make my whole body numb. I think it is a skill they get by practising for a long time, but not merely a trick.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 12 Jun 2020, 12:12
by jhunt
I'm definitely skeptical to whether it's an art, seems to be more of a trick
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 14 Jul 2020, 03:48
by Essywa
I think it's an art that requires one to learn and perfect for many years,it's just not for anybody. It needs discipline willingness to learn and patience.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 21 Jul 2020, 06:49
by Reader-247
I have never seen it performed in real life, I have to see it to make an informed decision.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 30 Aug 2020, 20:22
by Yearly Joy Besoy
Yes. I consider sword swallowing as an art.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 03 Apr 2021, 01:13
by markodim721
Sword swallowing is probably partly both a trick and a skill, like much else. Still, what I appreciate about Duke and similar artists is the ability to present.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 11 Apr 2022, 09:24
by Sandeep Moses
It's impossible to take this act as a trick. Duke suffered physically every time he performed the sword swallowing act. It is an art perfected with years of practice and boldness.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 12 Jul 2022, 08:20
by Ohna Martin
I would think it is an art, you have to train for it and if you make a mistake it could cost you your life.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 31 Aug 2022, 01:55
by kensgarment odogwu
I really do not know what to say. If sword swallowing is not a trick then it must require years of training and the sword is not usually sharp. I wish this book describe the dangers of that art. No one should try that at home.
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 24 Sep 2022, 14:07
by Agbata Precious 1
I think sword swallowing is not an act. I mean it can be learned. I mean I do watch shows about sword swallowing .
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
Posted: 02 Oct 2022, 09:49
by Agbata Donald 1
Am even confused. After I read the comments here, I found it hard to decide if it is a trick or an art. But if I must say I'll say that sword swallowing is an art