Dan Meyer

On October 1, 2009, during the 19th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts, eight Nobel Prize Laureates removed a 22-inch solid steel sword from Ig Nobel Prize Laureate sword swallower Dan Meyer’s throat.

The Nobel Laureates involved:[
Rich Roberts][] - Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine, 1993[
Wolfgang Ketterle][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2001[
Dudley Herschbach][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1986[
Paul Krugman][] - Nobel Prize in Economics, 2008[
Roy Glauber][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2005[
Frank Wilczek][] - Nobel Prize in Physics, 2004[
Martin Chalfie][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2008[
William Lipscomb][] - Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 1976

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Rich Roberts]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RichardJ.Roberts [
Wolfgang Ketterle]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WolfgangKetterle [
Dudley Herschbach]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DudleyR.Herschbach [
Paul Krugman]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PaulKrugman [
Roy Glauber]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoyJ.Glauber [
Frank Wilczek]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FrankWilczek [
Martin Chalfie]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MartinChalfie [
William Lipscomb]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WilliamLipscomb

Dan Meyer

Khagendra Thapa Magar, only 22 inches tall, removed a sword from sword swallower Dan Meyer’s throat.

NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by professionals.

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx performed a handstand for 14.75 seconds while swallowing a sword.

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx and Hemlock Merjarne performed a “hand to hand” for 7.89 seconds while Manx held a swallowed sword in his mouth.

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx completed nine cartwheels with a swallowed sword in his mouth.

NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx swallowed two neon tubes at once.

Aerial Manx

Aerial Manx lifted 31 kilograms of weight while swallowing a sword.

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer swallowed a 100-year old antique saw from a museum display at the Bruce Museum. For the feat, museum curators removed a 100-year-old antique saw that had belonged to World Champion Sword Swallower Edith Clifford, who was famous for swallowing this saw from 1901 to 1910, from the museum display exhibit. The saw and handle measured 35.5 inches long, the saw blade itself was 28 inches long.

Dan Meyer

Sword swallower Dan Meyer swallowed a total of 15 solid steel swords in front of a packed lecture hall during his presentation on the “History, Art, and Science of Sword Swallowing” at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Meyer assembled nine of his own swords (15–24 inches in length) and added six swords once owned by an early 20th-century sword swallower named Edith Clifford.

Read more about the event here.

NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer simultaneously swallowed two swords while underwater. The first sword has a 21-inch blade and the second sword has a 24-inch blade. He performed the feat at the Italian show, [Lo Show Dei Records][1]. [1]: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loshowdeirecord

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer swallowed a 38-inch sword with the hilt heated to over 1,525 degrees Fahrenheit. The sword was made by blacksmith Ben Robbins who lowered the sword down into his throat using blacksmith’s tongs. He performed the feat for the [History Channel][1] documentary, “[Stan Lee’s Superhumans][2]”. NOTE: Sword swallowing is dangerous, please do not attempt these records without proper training, supervision and safety precautions. [1]: http://www.history.com/ [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StanLee’s_Superhumans

Ryan Stock

Ryan Stock hit 16 targets using a bullwhip while swallowing a sword.

Root Berry

Root Berry made a successful basketball shot from a distance of 15 feet while swallowing a sword.

NOTE: Sword swallowing is dangerous, please do not attempt these records without proper training, supervision and safety precautions.

Root Berry

Root Berry juggled five clubs while sword swallowing.

NOTE: Sword swallowing is dangerous, please do not attempt these records without proper training, supervision and safety precautions.

Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer swallowed a sword and used it to lift a bucket containing five liters of water. He lifted a total of 5.14 kilograms for 5.63 seconds using the sword. He performed the feat during the Hyderabad City Fest.

NOTE: Sword swallowing is dangerous, please do not attempt these records without proper training, supervision and safety precautions.