Sword World Records  

Sword swallower extraordinaire Dan Meyer swallowed a 24-inch sword blade while submerged underwater with sharks, a new world record. The record was set on May 18, 2007 at Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Tim O’Brien was present as a witness.

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 tag:RecordSetterBook01 [ 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/William_Lipscomb

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on a golf club on his chin while kneeling for four minutes, 50.02 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on a golf club on his chin while sitting for four minutes and 27.30 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on his head for four minutes, 56.76 seconds.

Brian Pankeybalanced a sword on a baseball bat for two minutes and 0.80 seconds. NOTE: This record is dangerous. Please exercise caution when making this attempt.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on an eight-pound maul on his chin for 45.73 seconds. NOTE: This record is extremely dangerous and should not be attempted by others.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword point-first on his chest for two minutes, 0.44 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on a pool cue on his thumb for four minutes, 27.9 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on a pool cue on his head for one minute, 21.64 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on a pool cue on his ear for one minute, 27.80 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword with an apple and an egg on it on his chin for five minutes, 54.09 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword on the tip of a pool cue on his chin for four minutes, 9.46 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a pool cue and sword on the back of his hand for a total time of six minutes, 32.50 seconds.

Doug McManaman balanced a sword with an apple on it on his chin for four minutes, 18.88 seconds.