Sword Swallower Says, “It’s a Dying Art”

Who would have thought that swallowing swords could be dangerous? Certainly not me. Dan Meyer has sustained a number of injuries in a career highlighted by a 2007 stunt that saw him swallowing a 22 inch long sword with 16 inch blade, followed by a 30 inch long sword with 24 inch blade while 20 feet underwater in a tank 80 sharks and stingrays.