So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye.

Today: Tom Mullica

cue: "Paper Planes"

Tom Mullica gained notoriety for seemingly eating a pack of lit cigarettes with bar napkins as a chaser, a routine he called "Nicotine Nincompoop." He last performed it in 2000.

A 2002 British television special on the "50 greatest magic tricks" ranked the 'poop 7th, right behind David Copperfield's Flying.

The greatest magic trick? Copperfield's Death Saw.

• Fifty Greatest Magic Tricks full list

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