Fuel & Safety in Fire Eating

Video Transcript

"Well there are a lot of things to think about when you're going to eat fire. First of all, what holds the fire? In this case, I'm using a juggling torch. And what fuel do you use? And of course, what safety things do you have with you? Always, a towel will put out the fire. A wet towel is the best. If anything goes wrong, keep the wet towel in your hand, and you can put out the fire at any moment. But in actuality, eating fire isn't really that dangerous. The fire is contained at the end of the torch. And it's not going anywhere. It's kept there at the end of the torch. Now what kind of fuel should you use? Well here, I have two kinds of fuel. I have ordinary charcoal lighter, that's what you start your barbecue with. And I have a secret sauce that I have in a charcoal lighter fluid. Now what's this? This is actually white gas or kerosene. When I sprinkle a little bit on the ground, and I touch it to the torch, it lights on fire. Now anything that lights on fire so quickly is going to be very flammable and volatile. All right, so let's put that out. That's what the towel is for."