The Art Of Fire Eating - Brendan Mon Tanner and Steve Hart

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The Art Of Fire Eating - Brendan Mon Tanner and Steve Hart

Postby lozey » Nov 25th, '08, 22:50



Cost :around $35
From: Magicproshop.com

Without reading the rest of the review - DO NOT BUY THIS!!!, I repeat - DO NOT BUY THIS!!!!!

The packaging and website blurb say:

Double DVD, CD & Book (Safety Guide Book) '
(I assume this is where your website also quotes from)


What you actually recieve is a SINGLE DVD and a CD containing an E-BOOK!!! Otherwise, the CD is empty! This is false advertising from the makers of the package. The E-book is just a few pages of tips that were included in the dvd anyway, so it is useless!


The DVD teaches just 4 things, not 'more amazing and daring stunts' (also quoted). It takes about 10minutes. The rest of the running time is made up of badly-filmed comedy magic videos from other shows, that has NOTHING to do with fire eating!

The way they teach you to make a wick is potentially very dangerous, pulling a single knot (like the first loop of an overhand knot) then cutting the remainder of material off very close to the knot, could easily mean the knot comes undone and the wick unravells

I actually sent an email to complain about this package and asking them to stop selling it, due to blatent false advertising about what you are getting included.

Difficulties hard to estimate here out of 10 because it depends on your personality and confidence.
I wouldnt even give this a 1 out of 10 - DO NOT BUY IT! :evil:

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Postby Mandrake » Nov 25th, '08, 23:08

If it had been a UK supplier the Advertising Standards Authority would be the people to complain to.

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Postby lozey » Nov 25th, '08, 23:25

Apparently the guys who actually made this are from Australia

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Postby Beardy » Nov 26th, '08, 16:26

yes, but what did you think about the content?

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Postby Zarmak » Jan 18th, '09, 00:18

I am a proffesional circus artist who have been performing fire eating and blowing for over 10 years now, and, all I can add to this is...

Dont be stupid!
You cannot learn it properly from a book or dvd!!! Its just stupid and DANGEROUS!!!

Learn from a professional and let that person assist you and train you!!!

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