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I had tons of friends who could do this literally in primary school (Nigeria) .. and it was normal. It's funny the things you pick up as a kid in Nigeria that people look at you in amazement when you do it. For instance, the awes I get when I crack open a beer bottle with my teeth. Granted every kid in Nigeria could do this (soda bottles) since they were 6.

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All fun and games until a piece lodges in your throat. A lot of professional performers mostly count on things sitting right, and then die when they don't. E.g.:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirin_Dajo

Then again, there's Stevie Starr, who's passed the ripe old age of 60, and still going strong with swallowing and regurgitating all manner of crazy stuff: https://youtu.be/WVVLyZKtIbI?si=sFDuCGXpdO-CbP8K

Seems pretty hard without teleportation as your mouth is closed when doing this mostly.

> For instance, the awes I get when I crack open a beer bottle with my teeth.

People might be in awe because they are thinking about what it does to your teeth.

Come to think of it I'm now curious how this is possible. With cracking open bottle tops, it is all leverage (not strength, power, or some physical gift) but I would think chewing glass has got to be some special type of skill or physical ability. I didn't have a curious mind for it then since I didn't think it was a special skill although I did not dare try it as it seemed to me as dangerous as it sounded

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