The "I Can Eat Glass Project" is an attempt to translate the phrase, "I can eat glass, it doesn't hurt me," into all known languages.
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.
This is yet another reason that the internet was invented.
hcs.harvard.edu/~igp/glass.htm...
