Captain Cutless

A huge tank filled with more than 80 sharks and stingrays was the watery setting for for a startling performance by world renowned sword swallower Dan Meyer, aka "Captain cutless." Meyer, from Nashville, Tenessee, made history by becoming the first person in North America to swallow a sword while submerged 15 ft (4.5 m) underwater at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He successfully swallowed a 24 in (61 cm ) solid steel sword in a feat made many times more dangerous by being underwater and surrounded by large fish.