It’s showbiz to light a cigarette off my tongue and smoke it. It’s a good way to show the fire is real. The fire in fire eating is real. Fire eating is real. Fire eating is not a magic trick. Fire eating is a skill. There is no cheat. As we say in the carny, there’s no “G” on the joint, no affis-gaffis. Fire eating is done by combining a working sense of physics and human physiology with a natural lack of common sense.
