Fire eating

[4] According to Daniel Mannix's 1951 sideshow memoir Step right up!, the real "secret" to fire eating is enduring pain; he mentions that tolerating constant blisters on your tongue, lips and throat is also necessary.[11][12] Fire eating was a common part of Hindu, Sadhu, and Fakir performances to show spiritual attainment.Richardson "munched glowing coals, drank flaming liquids, and otherwise appeared to prove that he was unharmed by fire".He performed, often in front of British and other European royalty and nobility, for nearly sixty years and, in 1751, was awarded a purse of gold and a large silver medal.[17] In 2018, this record was later beaten by a man named Brant Matthews who extinguished 101 torches in the same minute time frame.
Fire eating trick
Brian Brushwood performing fire eating tricks.
A fire eating trick performed at a bar in New York City
A set of simple cast iron fire eating torches
Video of fire eating.
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