The Jack-O-Lantern
Secret: Before attempting this trick, ask yourself: Are you prepared to actually burn yourself while learning this trick?
Do you have what it takes? Because you will burn yourself while learning how to do this right.
It's okay if the answer's "No." You can just go learn a card trick, instead. Or maybe a math puzzle. Or maybe you can memorize a funny limerick... Everybody loves puns, right? Sure! I'm certain that limericks and puns will be every bit as big a hit as being the guy who puts fire inside his mouth and grins.
Here's the work on this one: We're going to start small and build up to something impressive. Start by sitting in front of a mirror with a bowl of ice cubes and some matches. Suck on the ice cubes for a bit to cool the roof of your mouth, then strike a match. You're going to put the match into your mouth flame-side first and bite down on the base, while making sure to inhale slowly the entire time. Inhaling draws the heat down into your lungs, and keeps it off the roof of your mouth, while the flame illuminates your mouth from the inside.
Keep in mind that even this small amount of fire is still very, very hot... all hydrocarbons burn at around 2000 degrees Fahrenheit. If you don't inhale slowly, you'll cook the roof of your mouth.
To get the mechanics down, practice with an unlit match. Get to where you can confidently and quickly place the match right into position. The more you hesitate doing the jack-o-lantern, the more chance you'll have of burning yourself. Only try it with a lit match once you're 100% confident in the moves.
When you do start working with a lit match, the odds are good that you'll inhale too quickly, blowing out the match. Keep trying in front of the mirror, inhaling less and less each time until you get a decent glow. Practice will allow you to strike a balance between the brightness in your mouth vs. the heat of the flame.
Note: When (not if) you burn your mouth, it will almost always be a first-degree burn. Refer to this page for simple care to treat your burns: Mayo Clinic
The good news about burns inside the mouth is that they heal very quickly, due to the phenomenal amount of blood that pumps through the mouth, lips, and tongue. A couple of days should set you right to try again.
Highlights
Jacqueline
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0:32, 0:32
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Jacquelyn
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4:50, 4:50
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oxygen
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2:50, 2:50
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Honesty
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4:29, 4:29
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Jacqueline
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0:32, 0:32
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Jacquelyn
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4:50, 4:50
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oxygen
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2:50, 2:50
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Honesty
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4:29, 4:29
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Automatically Generated Transcript(may not be 100% accurate) ( more )
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" We hear it stands -- would like to thank our sponsor but it would take. His goal is simple to save more lives by convincing both drivers and passengers -- to always buckle up. I don't see the code violation."
" Yeah. -- yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah."
" Welcome to the show that exists because -- deserve free drinks do scams go the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street."
" And must drive roughly that I have a question we're. Do you have what it takes to put yourself in physical danger all for the good of getting a free drink itself."
" You might just have what it takes to do the Jacqueline. "
" Yeah little -- yeah. -- Yeah. Let's tell what you guys are all yeah that's actually. It is also exactly yeah."
" Gains on -- days and it's not. I guess -- service. I don't know. -- Yeah I was cookies yeah. That's just drives -- that's going to do. Yeah. And out and yeah. Takes. Your -- yeah -- just."
" It's all out and."
" Right away that's easy to its. Let's it was announced. I -- it feels as I don't want to -- Yeah. -- is isn't yeah let's just. Yeah. I got out of the war there -- actually in."
" Yeah. I don't know and -- and yeah. Only."
" I honestly. Didn't like the -- And Lou want the plane to go out you."
" You want when I get I get scared and -- is out. And -- asking questions we. Want -- I."
" yeah sale is getting less oxygen and go right out. Yeah. Her --"
" Now -- house. Yeah album party and start. Yeah yeah yeah. I don't know about I don't think it's like got an outlet. Okay yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That is what I -- think so. Get a little work and play our best. Yeah yeah. -- an -- to help regulate so -- don't know why it had no idea out. Nobody else's. Twisted dude you."
" yeah. Yeah. I don't I don't. Yeah. Yeah yeah. Yeah. Yeah yeah. Exactly."
" Honesty yeah. I don't you know -- an. Athletes aren't. The money if -- yeah."
" When you're learning the Jacquelyn and make for the start slowly and learn in stages first -- lit match and clamp down on it as quickly and efficiently as you can't. Then light the match and build a bridge over an appeal and blow it out on entry. Then inhaled -- celestial finally get a big monster -- inside your mouth. The practice of front of the here and it's gonna look amazing that you get from the video of -- practicing the suspect that -- have posted at the -- It's free dot com slash canceled out of trouble to write directly at Bryant it would. Redux until next time -- sample is right -- led. --"
" We hear it stands -- would like to thank our sponsor but it would take. His goal is simple to save more lives by convincing both drivers and passengers -- to always buckle up. I don't see the code violation."
" Yeah. -- yeah. Yeah yeah yeah yeah."
Started discussion: May 15, 2008 @ 9:30am GMT
Episode 9 - The Jack-O-Lantern [Discussion]
Placing a lit match inside your mouth, you do a very convincing impression of a grinning jack-o-lantern...all without burning yourself.
Watch or download the episode here.
It's great to see that you keep putting out solid content each week. Wicked job so far and I'm looking forward to future episodes.
I have yet to give all of these a shot but the ones I've tried have worked well. I think my fave so far is the Human Chimney.
Once again, thanks!
Cheers
LOL!!! LOVE IT!
We'll do a followup episode where we try it that way.
Just waiting for work to get over to go practice.
Oh and also is there a preference in what type of matches to use? Saw you were using a standard bar matchbook.
