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Sword Swallower Recapitulates Gorilla

by Halfdan (5/31/10) 1,142 views

Sword swallower Dan Meyer, co-winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine for the BMJ study "Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects" accidentally replicated the findings of an earlier Ig Nobel Prize-winning study that involved a gorilla. This video shows it happening. The video was filmed during the 2010 Ig Nobel Tour of the UK for the UKs National Science & Engineering Week. The action happens in Liverpool, in front of the famous Cavern Club where The Beatles rose to fame. Dan and other tour lecturers made a pilgrimage to the Cavern Club. For historical purposes, Dan swallowed a sword in front of the club and attempted to sing. While doing so, tourists who were so intent on paying tribute to the Cavern Club did not even notice that — right in front of them — a man was performing the rare and dangerous act of swallowing a sword! Two of those tourists are visible at the end of the video. This curious aspect of human psychology was the focus of a project on selective attention that earned the 2004 Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology. Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris were honored for demonstrating that when people pay close attention to something, its all too easy to overlook anything else — even a woman in a gorilla suit. Details of that experiment are in their study "Gorillas in Our Midst", vol. 28, Perception, 1999, pages 1059-74. More info: http://improbable.com/2010/3/28/swordswallower-recapitulates-gorilla/ http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/scimed.htm http://twitter.com/Halfdan http://danmeyer.org http://danmeyer.tel
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Sword Swallower Dan Meyer Swallows Swords at Ripley's Believe...

by Halfdan (5/31/10) 1,631 views

Sword Swallower Dan Meyer swallows swords at Ripley's Believe It or Not Odditorium Museum, Copenhagen Denmark, April 2009. Sabelsluger Dan Meyer sluger sværd ved Ripley's Believe It or Not Museet, Rådhuspladsen 57, Østergade ved Strøget, København Danmark, April 2009. http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org http://www.facebook.com/halfdan http://twitter.com/Halfdan http://danmeyer.tel http://www.topattractions.dk
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Moving X-ray Fluoroscope: Sword Swallower Swallowing Swords!

by Halfdan (5/31/10) 14,308 views

Want to know where the sword REALLY goes inside a sword swallower? This amazing moving x-ray fluoroscope of sword swallower Dan Meyer swallowing a 30 inch long sword should convince skeptics that sword swallowing is REAL! Watch as the blade nudges past his heart, slides down the esophagus, and into his stomach! Dan was honored to receive the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University for co-authoring the article "Sword Swallowing and it's side effects" published in the December 2006 BMJ British Medical Journal. Dan now speaks and entertains at science and medical events, festivals, museums, medical associations, and corporate functions around the world. Info: http://www.blue-n-gold.com/halfdan/scimed.htm http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org http://danmeyer.tel http://twitter.com/Halfdan http://www.facebook.com/halfdan
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Guinness World's Smallest Man Pulls Sword from America's Got ...

by Halfdan (5/31/10) 87,703 views

Guinness World Record World's Smallest Man Khagendra Thapa Magar pulls a sword from America's Got Talent Sword Swallower Dan Meyer on the set of Lo Show Dei Record TV in Rome Italy. Khagendra is 17 years old from Nepal and stands only 57 cm tall. Sword-Swallower Dan Meyer is from Hartselle, AL and stands 6 feet tall. The sword is 30 inches long and is taller than Khagendra! http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org http://twitter.com/Halfdan http://danmeyer.tel
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World Record Nobel Laureates Pull Sword From Sword Swallower

by Halfdan (5/31/10) 23 views

At the 19th 1st Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard University's Sanders Theater, a 22" sword was removed from Ig Nobel Laureate sword swallower Dan Meyer's throat by Nobel Prize Laureates Dr. Martin Chalfie and Dr. Wolfgang Ketterle. Minutes later, that record was broken as an even longer sword was removed by a whole gaggle of Nobel Laureate scientists and an eminant mathematician, with some using a whip to remove it! The feat was certified a URDB World Record! Participants: Sword Swallower Dan Meyer, Winner 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine Nobel Laureate Sword Removers: Wolfgang Ketterle, Nobel Prize in Physics 2001 Martin Chalfie, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2008 William Lipscomb, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976 Dudley Herschbach, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1986 Rich Roberts, Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 1993 Frank Wilczek, Nobel Prize in Physics 2004 Roy Glauber, Nobel Prize in Physics 2005 Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize in Economics 2008 Benoit Mandelbrot, Developer of Fractal Geometry Info: http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org http://www.improbable.com
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Man Punctures Throat Swallowing Sword Underwater on Guinness ...

by Halfdan (5/9/10) 623 views

Sword Swallower Dan Meyer punctures his throat while swallowing swords underwater on the Guinness World Record TV program "Lo Show Dei Record" in Rome Italy with hostess Paola Perego and host Umberto Pelizzari. Mangiatore di spade Dan Meyer sott'acqua en "Lo Show Dei Record" con Paola Perego e Umberto Pelizzari, Roma, Italia. Parte 2 di 2. http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org http://www.facebook.com/halfdan http://twitter.com/Halfdan http://danmeyer.tel
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Sword Swallowing in the Middle East

by Halfdan (12/7/09) 35 views

Sword Swallower Dan Meyer convinces a skeptical sword shop owner in Qatar that sword swallowing is really real by having him remove a sword from Dan's throat during Eid al-Adha in Doha Qatar
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Sword Swallower on Atlanta Live WATC TV

by Halfdan (10/12/09) 64 views

Sword Swallower Dan Meyer demo on Atlanta Live WATC-TV. Dan discusses his appearances on America's Got Talent, reveals the secrets behind sword swallowing, and describes what's going through his mind while 2 feet of steel is going through his body! Watch as host Kim Hardee Gravel removes a sword from his throat! (Footage used by permission)
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Sword Swallower Swallows 10 Swords and Hedge Clippers (Full)

by Halfdan (10/12/09) 71 views

Sword Swallower Dan Meyer swallows 10 swords and Hedge Clippers in 4 minutes with Cirque Eloize for "La Vie est un Cirque" in Montreal! Watch as TV Film star Patrice Bélanger whips a sword out of Dan's mouth! Used by permission. http://www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http://www.danmeyer.org Follow on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Halfdan Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Halfdan5
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Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects Documentary

by Halfdan (10/12/09) 50 views

Documentary on the Ig Nobel Prize winning research paper "Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects" including interviews with authors Dr. Brian Witcombe and Sword Swallower Dan Meyer, President Sword Swallowers Association, and including performance footage on the 2009 Ig Nobel tours of the UK and Denmark. Used by permission.