Ig Nobel Prize winning research shows that sword-swallowing may cause perforations and sore throats, and that major complications are more likely when the swallower is distracted or swallows multiple or unusual swords or when previous injury is present. Who would have thunk?
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/333/7582/1285
http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html
Originally posted by NordlysGood to know that taxes are being wisely spent, eh?
Ig Nobel Prize winning research shows that sword-swallowing may cause perforations and sore throats, and that major complications are more likely when the swallower is distracted or swallows multiple or unusual swords or when previous injury is present. Who would have thunk?
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/333/7582/1285
http://www.improb.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html