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does your tounge heal after taking the spike out ?!
well mine does

Nope...had the same hole in it for pert near 25 years now... got one in my nose (septum), several in my ears and we won't go into all the other gory details

I use to have a load of fun with all that, but it was BEFORE everyone in the land was poking holes in their bodies so it shocked people to see a 14" needle going through my tongue or my nose, etc... all of which lead up to putting the thing through a Balloon without popping it...

The things we do for applause and money

i have seen the trick done live right in front of my eyes.
it was a real tongue and no covering what so ever.
personally i think the video was recorded badly.
every time you go off camera or turn your back, people (and me) instantly think somethin' dodgy just happened.
and if it was actually your real tongue why not do it close up?

Craig hit the nail on the head. To do a VERY realistic spike thru, get a piercing.

About 5 years ago I met a chap in Amsterdam from the US, who was totally nuts. He showed me a trick he does with a nail through his tongue. Previously, I'd only ever seen this done the Mayne way, or using a prosthetic Ricky Jay style.

However, this guy literally pushed a nail into his tongue. I freaked.

He then showed me how it was simply a piercing which had widened over the years. Fantastic! And oddly, you couldn't see the 'hole' that clearly before he did the illusion, must be something to do with the spongeyness of the tongue.

I was blown away. Totally. And what was nice was that I did some impromptu coin stuff for him, and he was blown away too. Just goes to show... he just takes no notice of his effect, but it slayed me. And I don't really rate my coin stuff, but I slayed him.

It's probably a bit OTT to get a tongue piercing for the heck of it, unless you want one! But the convincer with this particular chappie was that he just didn't look the 'type' to have a piercing (back then, it wasn't as commonplace).

I remember a lot of talk a long time ago on these very pages about fakirism, and effects such as needle thru arm and the likes. And all I would like to add to this discussion is that sometimes, it's not necessary to REALLY impale or skewer yourself. If performed properly, the 'illusion' versions of these feats of fakirism are really quite adequate.

As Marlo said, don't run if you're not being chased.

the thing is I'm only 15 years old and i don't have a percing
and More over no one to handle the camera It was on the table all the time!! so every move that I did could get me out of the camera range

MiniMindFreak wrote:the thing is I'm only 15 years old and i don't have a percing
and More over no one to handle the camera It was on the table all the time!! so every move that I did could get me out of the camera range

At 15 why are you looking at Freak & Geek material of this kind?

If you want to become more than some guy that does tricks, then set the time aside to LEARN HOW TO DO MAGIC right now, during this stage in your life. DROP THE JUNK! That is, unless you are planning on running away from home and joining the circus/sideshow. I have my doubts of that in that most young people in today's world aren't willing to work that hard.But, it wouldn't hurt you in the least doing such a job for the summer and actually learning how the carney's do it and more important, why.

I don't know of a single "magician" that's known genuine success, that's tried to do everything. Your posts have you jumping from Mentalism to Extreme Card Manipulation, to Carnival Gags and Escapology which means you're learning nothing and getting nowhere. More to the point, you're just curious about how things work vs. learning how to actually do it.

Now, if you honestly want to learn this side of the business I'd find all the footage I could get my hands on about Side Shows and side show performers like Todd Robins, Ward Hall, Bobby Reynolds, Johnny Meah, Jim Rose, etc. Todd in particular, is a great source given his life-long history in working in this medium as a magician & "freak".

I don't want you to think I'm being a jerk, I'm just trying to give you a swift kick into a more focused sense of direction; you simply cannot learn and do it all. I've been in this business since I was 9 years old (1969) and though I'm credited for knowing a heck of a lot, I still don't know anything remotely close to being "all of it" on any one given field. Bear in mind I've only specialized in two primary fields of magic all this time; big illusions and mentalism.

Stop working against yourself and find one area to study for the next six months then move on (unless that area peeks your interest, then stick with it longer).

Best of luck!