sword-swallowers
Circus blade ingesters
Sword-swallowers are performers who slide swords or other long objects down their throats as entertainment.
The act requires suppressing the gag reflex and carefully aligning the blade with the esophagus.
Figuratively, a sword-swallower is someone who takes on dangerous or seemingly impossible tasks: The new CFO is a real sword-swallower, tackling problems no one else would touch.
Flat cutting edge
- throatNeck's inner passage
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- gag reflexThroat's protective contraction
- tiltAngular deviation from level
alignment · relaxation · practice · depth · lubrication · insertion · withdrawal · posture
Secondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- actDeed or performance
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
stage · showmanship · freakshow · vaudeville · busking · spectacle · cabaret · street performer
Physical or psychological harm
- perforationHole punched through something
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
risk · scarring · sore throat · emergency · hospital · fatality · puncture · internal bleeding
Early civilization's creative output
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- fakirReligious ascetic mendicant
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- historyRecord of past events
guild · ritual · sacred · initiation · lineage · master · apprentice · oral tradition
blade
Flat cutting edge
- throatNeck's inner passage
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
- gag reflexThroat's protective contraction
tilt · alignment · relaxation · practice · depth · lubrication · insertion · withdrawal · posture · concentration
sideshow
Secondary carnival attraction
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- actDeed or performance
audience · stage · showmanship · freakshow · vaudeville · busking · spectacle · cabaret · street performer · variety show
injury
Physical or psychological harm
- perforationHole punched through something
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
hemorrhage · risk · scarring · sore throat · emergency · hospital · fatality · puncture · internal bleeding · complication
ancient art
Early civilization's creative output
history · guild · ritual · sacred · initiation · lineage · master · apprentice · oral tradition · secrets
sword-swallowersfire-breathers
People or creatures expelling flames
spitters · regurgitators · fire-eaters · contortionists · human cannonballs
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