fire-eater

　 　 　

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1. a performer who pretends to swallow fire (同)fire-swallower
2. a belligerent grouch (同)hothead
3. drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
4. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors first discoveries" (同)flame, flaming
5. bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"
6. fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking; "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
7. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
8. the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" (同)firing
9. a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"
10. intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "dont give me any flak" (同)attack, flak, flack, blast
11. a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"
12. the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"
13. cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" (同)discharge
14. go off or discharge; "The gun fired" (同)discharge, go_off
15. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
16. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "Whats eating you?" (同)eat on
17. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didnt eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
18. any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas (同)fir_tree, true fir
19. nonresinous wood of a fir tree
20. someone who consumes food for nourishment (同)feeder
21. any green goods that are good to eat; "these apples are good eaters"

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1. 火を食べて見せる手品師 / すぐかっとなる人,けんか早い人
2. 『火』,炎 / 〈C〉『燃えているもの』,炉火,たき火 / 〈C〉〈U〉『火事』,火災 / 〈U〉(火のような)熱情,情熱 / 〈U〉(鉄砲などの)発射,射撃,砲火 / 〈炉など〉‘に'『燃料をくべる』,‘の'火をたく《+『up』+『名,』+『名』+『up』》 / …‘に'『火を付ける』,‘を'燃やす / 〈陶器など〉‘を'焼く,焼いて作る / (…に向けて)〈銃砲など〉‘を'撃つ,〈弾丸・ロケットなど〉‘を'発射する《+『off』+『名』(+『名』+『off』)+『at』+『名』》 / (…で)〈感情など〉‘を'燃え立たせる,〈人〉‘を'興奮させる《+『名』+『with』+『名』》 / 《話》(…)〈石・ボールなど〉‘を'投げつける,〈質問・批評など〉‘を'浴びせる《+『名』+『at』+『名』》 / 《話》(…から)〈人〉‘を'首にする,解雇する(dismiss)《+『名』+『from』+『名』》 / (…に向かって)〈人が〉『発砲する』,〈銃などが〉発射される《+『名』+『at(into,on,upon』)+『名』》
3. …‘を'『食べる』;〈食事〉‘を'する;〈スープ〉‘を'飲む / …‘を'常食にする(進行形にできない) / 〈金属〉‘を'腐食する;〈水,水の流れが〉…‘を'浸食する《+『away』+『名,』+『名』+『away』》 / 〈穴など〉‘を'腐食(浸食)してあける / 『食べる』,食事をする
4. モミ,モミの木(クリスマスツリーに用いられる) / モミ材
5. 食べる人
6. 発射,発砲 / 火をたくこと,(炉などの)火入れ,点火 / 燃料,薪炭

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"Fire eater" redirects here. For other uses, see Fire eater (disambiguation).

A fire eater performing a vapor pull at Transformus, 2013.

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Brian Brushwood performing fire eating tricks.

A fire eating trick performed at a bar in New York City

A set of simple cast iron fire eating torches

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Video of fire eating.

Fire eating is the act of putting a flaming object into the mouth and extinguishing it. A fire eater can be an entertainer, a street performer, part of a sideshow or a circus act but has also been part of spiritual tradition in India.

Physics and hazards

Fire eating relies on the quick extinction of the fire in the mouth or on the touched surfaces and on the short term cooling effects of water evaporation at the surface on the source of fire (usually with a low percentage of alcohol mixed in the water) or saliva in the mouth. This allows for igniting a damp handkerchief or a bill of money without it burning. Closing the mouth, or covering it with a slap of the hand cuts off the oxygen to the fire. Blowing on it can remove the very thin area of reaction from the source of fuel, and thus extinguish the fire in some cases, where the blown air is faster than the fire front and the flame is small enough to be entirely removed.

The flame itself is not a cold flame, and the performers do not use any other material besides the fuel. Certain materials are avoided when doing the trick, such as materials which may easily ignite, melt or store the heat and release it later. These include paraffin candles, plastic, and thick multithreaded rope.

According to Daniel Mannix's 1951 sideshow memoir Step right up!, the real "secret" to fire eating is enduring pain; he mentions that tolerating constant blisters on your tongue, lips and throat is also necessary. Many other fire eaters dismiss this, claiming that a skilled fire eater should not burn themselves. The most common method of safely performing fire eating acts relies on the fact that it takes time to transfer heat, and that heat rises in air. Fire eating and fire breathing (and all variants) is a skill which should be passed on from a skilled master to an appropriate student and almost all teachings include instructions on first aid, fire safety, chemistry and other appropriate skills. Accidental ingestion of fuel or improper technique can lead to a serious condition known as fire eater's pneumonia.

History

Fire eating was a common part of Hindu, Sadhu, and Fakir performances to show spiritual attainment. It became a part of the standard sideshow acts in the late 1880s and was often seen as one of the entry-level skills for sideshow performers,

A famous fire eater from the 18th century was Robert Powell who allegedly not only swallowed fire but also red-hot coals, melted sealing wax and even brimstone. He performed, often in front of British and other European royalty and nobility, for nearly sixty years and, in 1751, was awarded a purse of gold and a large silver medal.

Although not the earliest, the first to attract the attention of the upper classes was an Englishman named Richardson, who first performed in France in 1667. His methods were subsequently made public by his servant.

Guinness World Records

The most torches extinguished in one minute with the mouth (using multiple rods) is 99 and was achieved by Bret Pasek (U.S.) at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, Minnesota, on 7 September 2014.

The longest duration fire torch teething is 3 minutes 38.39 seconds and was achieved by Alexander Spitfire (U.S.) at Circo Draconum's Draco's Inferno in Hell's Kitchen Lounge Newark, New Jersey on August 30, 2015.

Fire-eating tricks

While trick categories (vapor, transfers, extinguishes, etc.) are recognized by most, it is important to note that specific trick names may vary greatly depending on the region of the world in which the student learned.

Vapor tricks

Vapor tricks use the fuel vapors held in the mouth during or before an extinguish.

• Cigarette light – light a cigarette with a Human Candle
• Human candle – slowly feed a candle sized flame with vapors you hold
• Vapor transfer – ignite one torch with the vapor from another
• Moonshot – shoot vapors straight up
• Fiery Kiss - Small amounts of fuel on the palm of the hand is ignited by a vapor pull, creating the effect of the performer blowing a kiss of fire.

Transfers

Transfers are methods of moving a flame from one area to another, by using the body, or another surface or medium.

• Body transfers – transfer the flame from one torch to the other with parts of your body, e.g. arm, leg, chest, buttocks, toes etc.
• Finger transfer – transfer the flame from one torch to the other with your fingers (most common form of transfer)
• Fire floor transfer – transfer the flame from one torch to the other on the floor
• Tongue transfer – transfer the flame from one torch to the other with your tongue

Extinguishes

Extinguishes are methods of extinguishing torches, and are the traditional hallmark of fire eating.

• The Blow Out – Using breath control to extinguish
• Multiple fire eat – basic fire eat with several torches at once
• Flaming cotton ball extinguish – put out a cotton ball as you would a torch
• Hand snuff – put the torch out by snuffing it with your hand
• Jellyfish extinguish – pull the torch down out of the flame to extinguish it

Others

• Teething – hold a lit torch by the wick in your teeth
• Immolation – passing any part of the body through the flame
• Retention – Holding a lit fire torch by your hand with the lit wick within your mouth for an extended period of time
• Straight snuff – Fire eating whilst keeping your head level
• Tongue rest – Letting the lit wick of a fire torch rest on the tongue
• Shotgun – lighting a trail of fuel on the body to light an unlit fire torch.
• Slow burn – Very slowly dragging a lit fire torch on the skin

See also

• Fire breathing
• Fire performance

Further reading

• Brushwood, Brian (2002). Professional's Guide to Fire Eating. Bizarre Magic, Inc. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-9713646-0-8. OCLC 224122749.
• Mannix, Daniel P. (1951). Step right up!. New York: Harper. p. 270. OCLC 529468.

External links

• Penn Jillette Reveals the Secrets of Fire-Eating, Smithsonian Magazine, December 2012

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English Journal

• Lipoid pneumonia due to accidental aspiration of paraffin in a "fire-eater".

• Lizarzábal Suárez PC1, Núñez Savall E2, Carrión Valero F3.
• Archivos de bronconeumología.Arch Bronconeumol.2015 Oct;51(10):530-1. doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2014.12.015. Epub 2015 Jun 12.
• PMID 26078191

• Acute lipoid pneumonia in a fire-eater.

• Gorospe L1, Arrieta P2, Barbolla-Díaz I3.
• Revista clínica española.Rev Clin Esp.2015 Jan-Feb;215(1):e8. doi: 10.1016/j.rce.2014.10.005. Epub 2014 Nov 11.
• PMID 25454322

• [Lipoid pneumonia: presentation of a case].

• Alvarez-Cordovés MM1, Mirpuri-Mirpuri PG, Rocha-Cabrera P, Pérez-Monje A.
• Semergen / Sociedad Española de Medicina Rural y Generalista.Semergen.2013 Mar;39(2):110-2. doi: 10.1016/j.semerg.2011.11.008. Epub 2012 Jan 27.
• We report a case of lipoid pneumonia treated in our Health Centre. It is a disease that occurs rarely, but is important in Primary Care. This condition has been known since 1925, when it was first described by Laughlen, who described a case of lipoid pneumonia secondary to an injection of oil in the
• PMID 23452539

• Exogenous lipoid pneumonia - a case report of a fire-eater.

• Pielaszkiewicz-Wydra M1, Homola-Piekarska B, Szcześniak E, Ciołek-Zdun M, Fall A.
• Polish journal of radiology / Polish Medical Society of Radiology.Pol J Radiol.2012 Oct;77(4):60-4.
• BACKGROUND: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia is an uncommon condition caused by inhalation or aspiration of a fatty substance. It usually presents as chronic respiratory illness mimicking interstitial lung diseases. Acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia is uncommon and typically is caused by an episode of aspi
• PMID 23269939

Japanese Journal

• テッド・ヒューズ--シャーマン詩人の役割

• 慶応義塾大学日吉紀要 英語英米文学 (59), 1-30, 2011
• NAID 40019049870

• ファイヤーイーターに発症したリポイド肺炎の1例

• 日本呼吸器学会雑誌 = The journal of the Japanese Respiratory Society 40(7), 588-593, 2002-07-10
• NAID 10010823928

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