This video is cutting edge.

NYC sword swallower Gin Minsky went viral after filming a video of what it looks like when she shoves an 18-inch blade down her throat.

The shocking Instagram clip — which was taken at Columbia University Medical Center in Midtown East — shows the sword moving over her larynx and into her esophagus — and has already racked up over half a million views.

Comments range from “so gross and so totally awesome” to “epic” and “educational.”

@ginminsky

For those of you that are still convinced sword swallowing is fake… 👀 Spent the afternoon with the lovely folks over at Columbia Center for Voice and Swallowing where we were able to film what it looks like internally when a sword goes down my esophagus. It was my first time swallowing a sword with a camera up m

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