Woman killed by tiki torch oil - General Tiki

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 12:25 PM On 2008-07-02 11:49, bigbrotiki wrote: And "fire swallowing" by putting a torch in your mouth is not really ingesting the fluid, either...(This is a serious inquiry) Actually, I once heard an interview with Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame) where he said one of the main hazards of fire swallowing was that you do ingest a small amount of the fluid, so that you can only do so many shows in a given time span or you will get ill. I think Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid should weigh in on this question!

On 2008-07-02 11:49, bigbrotiki wrote:
And "fire swallowing" by putting a torch in your mouth is not really ingesting the fluid, either...(This is a serious inquiry)

Actually, I once heard an interview with Penn Jillette (of Penn and Teller fame) where he said one of the main hazards of fire swallowing was that you do ingest a small amount of the fluid, so that you can only do so many shows in a given time span or you will get ill.

I think Marina the Fire Eating Mermaid should weigh in on this question!

Post #391199 by GatorRob on Wed, Jul 2, 2008 12:25 PM