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No, it's actually real. Essentially, the trick is to trifle the gag reflex so that you can smoothly slide the (blunt -- if it were sharp, you'd simply get cut...anyone claiming to swallow a sharp one is actually using sleight of hand to make it look sharp) it down through the esophagus. Obviously, it can only go as far as the stomach. And surprisingly, the training required isn't too long -- most people can do it in a couple of days or weeks, with practice.
No, sword swallowing is not fake and has been going on for thousands of years and has been handed down from one generation of sword swallowers to the next. It is extremely dangerous and takes years of practice and no 'ooops made a mistake.' To put it in simple terms the sword goes into the mouth and then behind the voice box, past the pharynx, down the esophagus, between the lungs, (nudging aside the heart), past the liver, then relax the esophageal sphincter and by doing this the blade goes into the stomach and touches the duodenum (small tube from the stomach to the lower intestines.) GAG REFLEXES ARE DANGEROUS and by doing so the sword swallower could damage an organ or the stomach. It takes years of meditation and relaxation SO DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!
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If you make just one wrong movement you might injure your neck or throat. Hope that helped answer your question.
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