What Do Sex And Sword Swallowing Have In Common?

What Do Sex And Sword Swallowing Have In Common?

Sex and sword swallowing beg some pretty obvious comparisons, but the similarities aren't as clear-cut as you might think, at least according to professional sword swallower Brett Loudermilk.

The flowing-haired, bemustached 26-year-old sat down with HuffPost Weird News to chat about this history of sword swallowing, making a living as a sideshow performer, and exactly how you get something so long and hard down your throat.

If you're interested in becoming a sword swallower yourself, definitely don't follow the instructions in Brett's totally-fake tutorial below:

Check out our previous episodes, and other HuffPost podcasts, on our SoundCloud page. Thanks to our producer Katelyn Bogucki and our guest Brett Loudermilk.

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