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2005]] Fire breathing is the act of creating a large Flame by spraying, with one's breath, a flammable liquid upon an open flame. The flame is usually held an arms length away and the spray should be both powerful and misty. While not a difficult skill, it is the most dangerous of all the fire arts, and not just due to the obvious risk of serious burns. The fuels that create the most spectacular flames are often extremely Poison ous and Carcinogen ic. To increase safety, fire breathers must avoid highly explosive fuels such as alcohol, spirit-based fuels, and most petrochemicals, instead using safer combustibles with a high Flash Point (>50 °C) and relatively low burn temperature. Due to its relatively safe (~90 °C) flash point, Paraffin or ultra pure lamp oil, is the safest fuel for fire breathing. A favourite among audiences, fire breathing often features as a dramatic highlight in climactic performances. Gene Simmons of the Rock Band KISS is arguably the most famous human firebreather and regularly spouts fireballs during KISS shows. A number of Legendary Creature s are said to possess innate capabilities for fire breathing, most notably Dragon s. FIRE BREATHING STUNTS These are arranged in alphabetical order. These acts should not be attempted without professional training. Vapor stunts Vapor Stunts use the vapors (as opposed to liquid fuel) collected in the mouth (usually during an extinguish, see: Fire Eating ) to light or keep a flame burning for what are usually smaller stunts. Vapor stunts include:
One person blasts One Person Blasts consist of a person spraying and igniting an atomized liquid fuel into the air to create a fire blast effect. One person blasts include:
Group fire stunts Group Fire Stunts are fire breathing stunts that involve 2 or more people fire breathing together to create larger, usually more impressive stunts. Group fire stunts are usually highly choreographed, and can take years to master. Group stunts include:
IN MODERN CULTURE Black Metal Culture The Heavy Metal Subgenre known as Black Metal has been known to feature fire breathing among its imagery. While heavy metal has a history of including fearsome stunts and sideshow spectacles, the most likely originator of fire breathing in black metal culture was Quorthon , frontman of the founding Swedish black metal band Bathory . In a number of famous promotional photos, all dating from before 1988, Quorthon is seen spewing plumes of fire. According to bathory.se, the only official Bathory website, Quorthon ceased this spectacle due to overblown media attention to his image rather than music {Link without Title} . As the Scandinavian black metal scene of the 1990s expanded, a number of the infamous Norwegian musicians began to produce similar promotional photos of fire breathing, most likely in emulation or tribute to the Bathory photos. An example of this can be seen at www.peterbeste.com featuring Frost of the bands Satyricon and 1349 performing the stunt in a cave in Neosodden , Norway . A number of black metal Music Videos have featured examples of fire breathing as well, including Immortal 's "Call of the Wintermoon" and Satyricon's "Mother North". The former was an extremely ameteur (and unintentionally hilarious) exercise which featured dubious skill at the art of fire breathing, while the more professional Satyricon video featured choreographed scenes of band members breathing fire onto inverted crosses. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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