Sword Swallower Dan Meyer and Radiologist Dr. Brian Witcombe receive the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard University for their research paper "Sword Swallowing and its side effects" published in the British Medical Journal. Dr. Witcombe is a British radiologist who studied unusual x-rays when he met Dan Meyer, President of the Sword Swallowers Association International, one of only a few dozen sword swallowers left in the entire world. Their 2 year research paper on sword swallowing injuries won them the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine. The information they compiled is historical in the 4000 year history of sword swallowing, and invaluable to sword swallowers and physicians who treat their life-threatening injuries. Meyer and Witcombe present fun and interesting science/medical lectures at science festivals and medical functions around the world. THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION - FOR THE FULL VERSION OF THE OFFICIAL IG NOBEL TV SERIES, see: www.youtube.com For more information on booking the team for programs or lectures on sword swallowing at your next science festival or medical event, visit: www.blue-n-gold.com Info: www.cuttingedgeinnertainment.com http Subscribe: www.youtube.com www.facebook.com twitter.com Contact: danmeyer.tel To read the BMJ article tinyurl.com For more information on the Ig Nobels and Improbable TV: improbable.com
