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'Freakshow' Star Morgue Attempts Life-threatening Sword Swallowing Stunt

WATCH: 'Freakshow' Star Attempts Life-threatening Stunt
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As if sword swallowing wasn't challenging enough, try having someone attack the blade with a whip.

That was the extremely dangerous idea behind a crazy stunt attempted by Venice Beach Freakshow stars Morgue and Asia Ray.

In the life-threatening performance, Morgue gobbles a blade that has a board tied on the handle. Then he bends forward at his waist.

Ray takes her whip and attempts to crack it on the board and split it in half.

Of course, if she hits the actual sword, Morgue's innards could end up sliced and diced.

The stunt is one of many that will be seen on an episode of "Freakshow" airing Tuesday night on AMC.

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Sword Swallowing Day 2013
World Sword Swallowers Day 2013(01 of25)
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Feb. 23, 2013, marks the seventh annual World Sword Swallowers Day, a day when sword swallowers all over the world point out the contributions this ancient sideshow art has made to humanity. (credit:Ripleys.com)
George "The Gentle Giant" McArthur(02 of25)
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"Being a sword swallower means being aware of the passageways in a way the average person is not," said George McArthur, a7-foot, 3-inch sword swallower. "Once you learn the skill, you have to effect the various sphincter muscles down the throat and be aware so something doesn't go down the wrong passageway." (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day 2013(03 of25)
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Sword swallowing dates back to around 4,000 B.C. and was invented in the southern part of India. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallower's Day(04 of25)
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Learning to swallow a sword can take years, because the person has overcome natural reflexes and learn to nudge the heart aside so the sword can go down the esophagus. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(05 of25)
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Some people think sword swallowers use collapsible swords, but that is not the case with the 200-or-so members of the Sword Swallowers Association International (SSAI). (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(06 of25)
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Sword swallowers have made many contributions to humanity. In 1868, a sword swallower was used by Dr. Adolf Kussmaul in Freiburg, Germany, to develop the first rigid endoscopy, and a sword swallower underwent the first esophageal electrocardiogram in Wales in 1906. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowing Day(07 of25)
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World Sword Swallowing Day is always held on the last Saturday of February, which is National Swallowing Disorders Month. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(08 of25)
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The participating swordsmen and women plan to raise money for esophogeal cancer research and a relief fund for injured sword swallowers set up by the SSAI. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(09 of25)
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Sword swallowing can have permanent effects. Some practitioners report increased neck pain because they have to position it so a sword can go straight down. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(10 of25)
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At 2:23 p.m. local time, sword swallowers will do a simultaneous swallow. (credit:Ripleys.com)
World Sword Swallowers Day(11 of25)
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Sword swallowing is so rare that the performer usually perform solo, so the artists love the chance to work and meet other swordsmen and women. (credit:Ripleys.com)
Asia Ray(12 of25)
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Asia Ray, 20, is the youngest female sword swallower in the world. She learned to do it by first swallowing a coat hanger. (credit:Courtesy of AMC)
Morgue(13 of25)
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Morgue, a shock artist for the Venice Beach Freakshow, learned sword swallowing four years ago as a way to pay respect to the most ancient form of shocking people. (credit:Courtesy of AMC)
Brianna Belladonna(14 of25)
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Brianna Belladonna of the Venice Beach Freakshow said learning how to swallow a sword has helped her feel she can do anything. (credit:AMC)
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Sword Swallowing In The Huff Post Office(20 of25)
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