When you make it all the way to the quarter finals of America's Got Talent, you need to pull off something special to stay in the contest.

A simple cover of a Whitney Huston classic ain't going to cut it these days. Oh no you need to go big. Like shooting a fiery arrow at your partner big.

Stunt couple AmberLynn and Ryan Stock decided to combine two classic tricks into one showstopper of a stunt by mixing sword swallowing with a bit of William Tell. 

It could have been beautiful but it went wrong. Very wrong. 

The director was quick to cut away to the judges reactions after the incident however footage of the immediate aftermath has found it's way online.

Ryan made his way on to social media later to put the accident down to a 'mechanical failure' adding that he was 'very fortunate' to walk away from it. 

Via Mashable