Chances are you saw some pretty crazy party tricks over the festive season.

But does this one top them all?

An alarming video has emerged of a mother appearing to swallow an entire backscratcher.

The minute-long clip opens with relatives giggling intensely as she stuffs the stick down her throat.

‘Jesus Christ,’ one girl is heard saying.

But all is not what it seems.

A likely explanation behind the illusion is that the backscratcher is collapsible and the performer pushed it against her teeth or tongue to make it smaller.

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