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in Toronto Canada ringmaster Scott

in Toronto Canada ringmaster Scott McClellan takes the stage for Scott

McClellan takes the stage for Scott

McClellan takes the stage for Scott who’s stage name is Nikolai Diablo

who’s stage name is Nikolai Diablo

who’s stage name is Nikolai Diablo shocking a willing audience is a

shocking a willing audience is a

shocking a willing audience is a full-time profession while others might

full-time profession while others might

full-time profession while others might spend their time toiling in offices

spend their time toiling in offices

spend their time toiling in offices Scott eats razor blades drinks boiling

Scott eats razor blades drinks boiling

Scott eats razor blades drinks boiling water and hammers nails up his nose we

water and hammers nails up his nose we

water and hammers nails up his nose we brought to the public something that was

brought to the public something that was

brought to the public something that was sorely needed in our plastic humdrum

sorely needed in our plastic humdrum

sorely needed in our plastic humdrum yuppie eyes dworld in carnival Diablo

yuppie eyes dworld in carnival Diablo

yuppie eyes dworld in carnival Diablo Vanessa meal keeps alive a long and

Vanessa meal keeps alive a long and

Vanessa meal keeps alive a long and perilous tradition so many people before

perilous tradition so many people before

perilous tradition so many people before me have died on stage start swallowing

me have died on stage start swallowing

me have died on stage start swallowing and that’s what the audience is buying

and that’s what the audience is buying

and that’s what the audience is buying the very real danger that these

the very real danger that these

the very real danger that these performers will seriously injure

performers will seriously injure

performers will seriously injure themselves or even die right before

themselves or even die right before

themselves or even die right before their very eyes there’s at more of its

their very eyes there’s at more of its

their very eyes there’s at more of its sense of curiosity that draws the

sense of curiosity that draws the

sense of curiosity that draws the audiences and constantly because we are

audiences and constantly because we are

audiences and constantly because we are taking our life into our own hands

and I think that’s one of the reasons

and I think that’s one of the reasons people come because if they can’t take

people come because if they can’t take

people come because if they can’t take the risk themselves at least they can

the risk themselves at least they can

the risk themselves at least they can witness it in the world of extreme acts

witness it in the world of extreme acts

witness it in the world of extreme acts few can rival tim cridland his stage

few can rival tim cridland his stage

few can rival tim cridland his stage name is Zamora the torture King his game

name is Zamora the torture King his game

name is Zamora the torture King his game self-mutilation skewered run through the

self-mutilation skewered run through the

self-mutilation skewered run through the arms exit wounds entrance his cheeks are

arms exit wounds entrance his cheeks are

arms exit wounds entrance his cheeks are permanently scarred from shoving

permanently scarred from shoving

permanently scarred from shoving hundreds of skewers through them Tim’s

hundreds of skewers through them Tim’s

hundreds of skewers through them Tim’s fascination with pushing his body to the

fascination with pushing his body to the

fascination with pushing his body to the limit began at age 10 with a book about

limit began at age 10 with a book about

limit began at age 10 with a book about strange performers through history fact

strange performers through history fact

strange performers through history fact is I’m just kind of emulating the pass

is I’m just kind of emulating the pass

is I’m just kind of emulating the pass in fact that’s pretty much what I

in fact that’s pretty much what I

in fact that’s pretty much what I specialize in kind of replicating these

specialize in kind of replicating these

specialize in kind of replicating these things that are completely lost in a way

things that are completely lost in a way

things that are completely lost in a way I swallow one of Tim’s most popular acts

I swallow one of Tim’s most popular acts

I swallow one of Tim’s most popular acts is eating a light bulb long as get

is eating a light bulb long as get

is eating a light bulb long as get bitten off a little more than I can chew

bitten off a little more than I can chew

bitten off a little more than I can chew I’m gonna hammer over here yes there’s

I’m gonna hammer over here yes there’s

I’m gonna hammer over here yes there’s no turning back

the highlight of Tim’s act is when he

the highlight of Tim’s act is when he slides a razor-sharp skewer all the way

slides a razor-sharp skewer all the way

slides a razor-sharp skewer all the way through his arm

I’ve kind of linked up my mind and body

I’ve kind of linked up my mind and body in a way that if I choose not to feel

in a way that if I choose not to feel

in a way that if I choose not to feel pain I can I can overcome that you can

pain I can I can overcome that you can

pain I can I can overcome that you can actually lower my blood pressures that’s

actually lower my blood pressures that’s

actually lower my blood pressures that’s one of the reasons that doesn’t plead as

one of the reasons that doesn’t plead as

one of the reasons that doesn’t plead as much as you think it would know better

much as you think it would know better

much as you think it would know better than that there’s my matter while some

than that there’s my matter while some

than that there’s my matter while some people can’t bear to lunch many others

people can’t bear to lunch many others

people can’t bear to lunch many others just can’t look away and that mix of

just can’t look away and that mix of

just can’t look away and that mix of poor and fascination is keeping the

poor and fascination is keeping the

poor and fascination is keeping the sideshow alive in the 21st century

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