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The I Can Eat Glass Project let's you discover how to say the phrase "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me" in different languages.

Click on a language in the left navigation bar or click on a marker on the map to listen.

The project was inspired by Ethan Mollick's I Can Eat Glass Project. Mollick discribes his project with the following:
The Project is based on the idea that people in a foreign country have an irresistable urge to try to say something in the indigenous tongue. In most cases, however, the best a person can do is "Where is the bathroom?" a phrase that marks them as a tourist. But, if one says "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me," you will be viewed as an insane native, and treated with dignity and respect.