Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
- Samy Lax
- Posts: 1101
- Joined: 30 Jan 2018, 01:40
- Currently Reading: 100 Ways to Motivate Yourself
- Bookshelf Size: 156
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-samy-lax.html
- Latest Review: Chats with God in Underwear by Eduardo Chapunoff
Re: Are you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- Job Njoroge
- Posts: 177
- Joined: 20 Jun 2017, 09:35
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 46
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-job-njoroge.html
- Latest Review: We are Voulhire: Someone Else's End by Matthew Tysz
- Reading Device: B00IKPYKWG
I would not buy this as a genuine art . This is because it is almost impossible to do it hence a trick to me.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑03 May 2018, 06:26 I believe your question in the title of the post and your question in the body of your post are two different questions, so I'm going to treat them as such.
I'll start with the question in the title:Wikipedia (and I'm in agreement with them) defines art asAre you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art). So, I would say that, yes, sword swallowing is an art according to this definition.a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
The Google dictionary defines "trick" asanda cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.(https://www.google.co.jp/search?rlz=1C1 ... dobs=trick). Based on this definition, sword swallowing could really fall under either category. If it's true, honest sword swallowing then it's just entertainment. If it's not actual sword swallowing, and the performer has every intention of passing it off as real sword swallowing (I'm not accounting for comedic acts here), then it is absolutely a deception.a skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement.
So, if Duke is actually swallowing swords, then it could be considered an art and a trick. Granted, I think this particular performance being considered art could be debatable. However, if Duke is pretending to swallow swords with the express intent on deceiving his audience into believing he's doing the real thing, and not for comedic purposes, then it's just a scheme.
As for your question posed in the body of your post,, it is in fact a skill that can be taught and learned. This Wikipedia page even gives a brief history on it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_swallowing). You can even Google the performance and read other sources about it. That said, Vg345 is absolutely correct. Sword swallowing is extremely dangerous and can result in injury, sometimes fatal. The Wikipedia page I linked above briefly covers injuries too.Do you believe that sword swallowing is a practice that can actually be taught and learned?
P.S. I only reference Wikipedia, because it offers brief reading and sources for further perusal in one is so inclined.
- TaaraLynn
- Posts: 221
- Joined: 01 Nov 2017, 08:05
- Currently Reading: To Selena, With Love
- Bookshelf Size: 113
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-taaralynn.html
- Latest Review: Illustrated Short Fiction of William H. Coles: 2000-2016 by William H. Coles
-
- Posts: 234
- Joined: 10 May 2017, 17:20
- Currently Reading: 50 Masterpieces you have to read before you die, vol 2
- Bookshelf Size: 345
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-gabbiv.html
- Latest Review: Of Illusions and Ink Spills by Divya Hirani
- Reading Device: B00KC6I06S
- PlanetHauth
- Posts: 208
- Joined: 31 Jan 2018, 12:06
- Currently Reading: Celebrity
- Bookshelf Size: 766
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-planethauth.html
- Latest Review: Heartaches 2 by H.M. Irwing
It isn't impossible, or near impossible to swallow swords, though. It's quite possible, and the links I've provided show as much.Job Njoroge wrote: ↑20 Jun 2018, 07:23I would not buy this as a genuine art . This is because it is almost impossible to do it hence a trick to me.PlanetHauth wrote: ↑03 May 2018, 06:26 I believe your question in the title of the post and your question in the body of your post are two different questions, so I'm going to treat them as such.
I'll start with the question in the title:Wikipedia (and I'm in agreement with them) defines art asAre you convinced that sword swallowing is an art and not a trick?(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art). So, I would say that, yes, sword swallowing is an art according to this definition.a diverse range of human activities in creating visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), expressing the author's imaginative or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power.
The Google dictionary defines "trick" asanda cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.(https://www.google.co.jp/search?rlz=1C1 ... dobs=trick). Based on this definition, sword swallowing could really fall under either category. If it's true, honest sword swallowing then it's just entertainment. If it's not actual sword swallowing, and the performer has every intention of passing it off as real sword swallowing (I'm not accounting for comedic acts here), then it is absolutely a deception.a skilful act performed for entertainment or amusement.
So, if Duke is actually swallowing swords, then it could be considered an art and a trick. Granted, I think this particular performance being considered art could be debatable. However, if Duke is pretending to swallow swords with the express intent on deceiving his audience into believing he's doing the real thing, and not for comedic purposes, then it's just a scheme.
As for your question posed in the body of your post,, it is in fact a skill that can be taught and learned. This Wikipedia page even gives a brief history on it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_swallowing). You can even Google the performance and read other sources about it. That said, Vg345 is absolutely correct. Sword swallowing is extremely dangerous and can result in injury, sometimes fatal. The Wikipedia page I linked above briefly covers injuries too.Do you believe that sword swallowing is a practice that can actually be taught and learned?
P.S. I only reference Wikipedia, because it offers brief reading and sources for further perusal in one is so inclined.
-Bilbo Baggins
- Nanig83006
- Posts: 130
- Joined: 14 Feb 2018, 06:51
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 44
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-nanig83006.html
- Latest Review: Apollo's Raven by Linnea Tanner
-
- Posts: 58
- Joined: 13 Nov 2017, 14:08
- Favorite Book: Twisted Threads
- Currently Reading: Burn Zones
- Bookshelf Size: 10
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-ayomaamianda.html
- Latest Review: Twisted Threads by Kaylin McFarren
- Majaliwa Abiba Alice
- Posts: 46
- Joined: 01 Jun 2018, 23:45
- Currently Reading: McDowell
- Bookshelf Size: 234
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-abiba-alice.html
- Latest Review: Twisted Threads by Kaylin McFarren
- Kmykel
- Posts: 34
- Joined: 18 Jun 2018, 08:59
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 14
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-kmykel.html
- Latest Review: Toni the Superhero by R.D. Base
Sword swallowing is definitely a performance art. It's grotesquely beautiful.
- KatSims92
- Posts: 205
- Joined: 21 Jun 2018, 13:01
- Currently Reading: The Beauty Myth
- Bookshelf Size: 451
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-katsims92.html
- Latest Review: From Drift to SHIFT by Jody B. Miller
- Connie Otwani
- Posts: 2185
- Joined: 01 Nov 2017, 16:12
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 200
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-cotwani.html
- Latest Review: The Fisherman and his Foundlings by Phillip Leighton-Daly
-Walt Disney
- Cristal2408
- Posts: 53
- Joined: 26 Apr 2018, 17:06
- Favorite Book: Magic Shifts
- Currently Reading: El honor perdido de Katharina Blum
- Bookshelf Size: 463
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-cristal2408.html
- Latest Review: Becoming the Dragon by Alex Sapegin
- Reading Device: B00TSUGXKE
- Emie Cuevas
- Posts: 368
- Joined: 07 Aug 2017, 19:03
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 107
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-emie-cuevas.html
- Latest Review: Trumpism: A Cultural Psycho-Genesis by Michel Valentin
- Reading Device: B00JG8GOWU
or you Think you can't,
You are Right
Napoleon Hill
- Charlaigne
- Posts: 102
- Joined: 09 Jun 2018, 23:42
- Currently Reading:
- Bookshelf Size: 24
- Reviewer Page: onlinebookclub.org/reviews/by-charlaigne.html
- Latest Review: Reaching the Shore by Davin Jake Douma and BonnieJane Hall
So to me, I'd say an art.
- Spatial Douglas 1
- Posts: 3
- Joined: 02 Jul 2018, 06:17
- Bookshelf Size: 0
#spatialDouglas