Talk:Professional regurgitation

Tom Mullica

Tom does a very entertaining "cigarette eating" trick where he (I assume) swallows lit cigarettes and regurgitates them...not sure if it'd be considered regurgitation or not though (not sure how this one is done :-))...a youtube video is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neTBQzMq8d4

"Steve Starr has apparently swallowed an unsolved Rubik's Cube, then regurgitated a solved cube." May we get a citation on this? Apparentlys should stay on the discussion page until they are verified. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Slapshot24 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 31 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've added references to the Rubiks Cube trick. Looked at Tom Mullica and this does not appear to be regurgitation. He isn't swallowing the cigarettes. It appears to be part magic act and part comedy routine. Regurgitators are drawing things into their stomach.BashBrannigan (talk) 03:59, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I think I should add a clarification on Steve Starr's Rubik's cube "trick". There is no question he has done it and it is verified with references. Even if (and i think this is almost certainly the case) that he is not really solving the cube inside his stomach, but "simply" swallowing an unsolved and regurgitating a solved cube, it still belongs in the article as an example of where Starr blurs the line between Regurgitation and magic. BashBrannigan (talk) 21:20, 5 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So how is it done? Also, where did I see it?

Part 1: How is it done?

Sorry magicians, but an encyclopedia page on this subject does need to explain how it is done (or at least how it is NOT done) or there's no point having it.

I don't for one second believe that "regurgitation" is done by actual regurgitation, particularly when involving:

manipulations to "swallowed" objects (opened locks, solved rubik's cubes, etc.)
dry items being "regurgitated" dry and not covered in stomach acid, mucus, saliva, or anything
items jostling around are heard clearly

I think it's an illusion, not a straightforward talent. Limited to the above, it seems more likely that (a) trick objects are used, and (b) perhaps these performers benefit from a false palate or other device in the mouth.

Part 2: Where did I see it?

Stevie Starr is on America's Got Talent (2015) doing this. The manner he uses, hitting his chest and wheezing, is very similar to someone I recall from a show in the ... (how's this for narrowing it down) late 20th century US network TV... maybe That's Incredible! or something. I know I've seen this before, and it might even have been him before, but everyone's acting like this is something new. IMDb was not very helpful. Stevie's webpage at UKStars seems to suggest it was him. Agree?

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