Sword swallowing and its side effects

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From Bodyhack:

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While many prominent American medical journals are deadly serious, the BMJ likes to let its hair down once a year. In its Christmas issue, the journal tackles topics like the longevity of Oscar-winning screenwriters (less than that of nominated-but-didn't-win screenwriters) and the reasons why Danish people are so darned happy with their lives (it's not that "blonds have more fun" -- the researchers report that Swedes are blonder.)

In this year's issue, a couple researchers look at the health problems afflicting sword swallowers, those performers who like to put swords down their esophagus... es. (esophogi?)



http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/333/7582/1285
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Just reading about how they swallow swords is enough to make you cringe. Gah.


Sharp objects + human body = BAD.