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David Blaine does not want to die known as the man who failed to break the world record for holding one's breath after living in a snow globe in Lincoln Center for a week. He wants to be known as the man mauled by lions on reality television:
The magician plans to be left "alone" in the Tanzanian jungle where 150 people are attacked by wild lions a year with just a TV crew present to film his actions.
Blaine narrowly escaped death during his last stunt where he was suspended in a giant fishbowl for a week. The illusionist hoped to end this extravagant display by beating the world record for holding your breath underwater, currently held by Tom Zitas.
However, he fell short of the world record, which stands at 8 minutes 58 seconds, after passing out after around 7 minutes.
Blaine is currently recuperating after suffering from liver failure and severe [sic] caused by the aquatic stunt.
He probably feels like he failed or whatever, and "let the people down" as his physician said, but the guy got a lot of attention and he really gave it his all. It's only been a week since he got out of the bubble. He's probably afraid of slipping into obscurity.
His last gig was bringing magic to libraries as the spokesperson for the 2006 New York City summer reading program, so his fears are well founded.
He sound have kids and then he will realize how immortality is attained - through genetics.
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David Blaine surprised no one by not being able to break the world's record for holding one's breath underwater after spending a week beating the crap out of his body by living in a water globe in Lincoln Center for people to gawk at.
He started spurting bubbles nearly two minutes short of the record, and divers came to his pitiful rescue:
With Blaine's face contorted in pain and bubbles rising to the surface, divers went in to release him from the chains and pull him out. Blaine held his breath for 7:08.
"I am humbled so much by the support of everyone from New York City and from all over the world," Blaine said. "This was a very difficult week, but you all made it fly by with your strong support and your energy. Thank you so much, everybody. ... I love you all."
After a 100-minute television preamble that showed his training techniques — including holding his breath in a tank of sharks — Blaine had sucked in his last breath before going under. Kirk Krack, his trainer and a diving expert, offered encouragement as Blaine remained nearly still for the first five minutes of his dive.
Then, methodically, he removed two of his handcuffs and was trying to remove chains that held him before the divers came in to save him.
Blaine has suffered liver damage, loss of sensation in his body, and rashes all over as a result of his deal with the devil. The long term effects of gambling with his health for publicity have yet to be determined.
I saw the highlights of the stunt on German TV, and it really made me uncomfortable. Just thinking about it while Blaine was underwater made me uncomfortable.
Blaine couldn't have expected to break the world record for holding one's breath, but he had to show how far he was willing to go. It was too far indeed.
I don't wish David Blaine any ill will, and I really hope he gets out of the bubble alive and without permanent brain damage from oxygen deprivation. He's a total fool, though, to bring his body to its breaking point and then expect to top it off by holding his breath longer than people who are in top form and have trained for years - while he's breaking out of a bunch of chains!
Blaine's skin is predictably peeling off from his week-long underwater stunt, and now he's experiencing excruciating pain throughout his body. Doctors says his muscles are breaking down and that he "might never be the same again" and could develop a seizure disorder:
"I think the time has started to really take its toll on my body. It has started to become horrific in many, many ways.
"Every muscle doesn't just ache, it feels like a sharp shooting pain, like a knife being stabbed."
Blaine's skin, which has shrivlled and pruned due to the water, hurts as well, and he is very concerned for his muscles - which have begun to atrophy.
"I don't think it's permanent, but I've never felt this kind of pain in a stunt before..."
Blaine's management has refused to discuss how much he will make from his latest act, but it is certain to be in the millions, with advertising revenues alone reportedly set to top $9 million.
Doctors have already raised concerns over Blaine's health, with Dr Murat Gunel of Yale University, who is monitoring and advising the illusionist, saying on May 2 that he "might never be the same again".
He said a lack of adequate oxygen in Blaine's brain during the breath-holding challenge, especially after seven days under water, carried a risk of irreversible brain injury
"Even if he is fine immediately after, there is a risk for developing seizures in the long run.
"We all advised him against this stunt."
The bottom line is that David Blaine is making a ton of cash in a deal with the devil that could leave him with permanent health problems.
There are plenty of real people who live with chronic pain and disability. David Blaine thinks it's ok to gamble with his health for fame and fortune. He's about to find out that it's not worth it.
"Frankly, right now the angle of the finale is uncertain," a source tells the New York Daily News. "They're still wrestling with how the finale will end."
"We're just not sure if he'll be able to handle it," said Kirk Krack, a free-diving expert who has been training Blaine. "If we pulled him out of the water, he likely would experience a blackout."
According to the News, blood tests have shown Blaine's body has adapted to the weightless environment by constricting his blood vessels, Krack said.
His blood plasma levels are only at 75% of normal, which means that he'll probably have to be removed from the water gradually, after the stunt is completed.
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David Blaine held the kick off press conference today at Lincoln Center for his week of living in a snow globe. As if it's not entertaining enough for us to watch Blaine be a human goldfish for a week, he'll attempt to escape from a bunch of chains and then try to break the world record for holding his breath:
In a week, he will remove the device and attempt to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds.
He also will try to escape from 150 pounds of chains and handcuffs during the breath-holding finale, which will air live in a two-hour ABC special, "David Blaine: Drowned Alive," on May 8 (8 p.m. EDT).
"As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini," Blaine explained Monday.
"I don't think about death, but I am prepared for it," he said, adding that his only fear is "the fear of the unknown."
I really doubt he'll break the world record for holding your breath underwater. That's got to be next to impossible fr someone who's already worn down like that. It would have been good enough if he just lived in the water sphere for a week - he doesn't have to throw the stupid chain stunt and breath holding into the mix.
So when Blaine dies, whenever it is, his obituary will include the fact that he lived in a coffin for a week, in a see-through box without food for 44 days, and in a water globe for seven days. I would prefer that mine says that I'm survived by my children. Really, the guy is an attention hound and is going to seriously hurt himself.
David Blaine is pretty cool when he's doing magic. His low key personality and willingness to approach anyone make his brand of street magic unique and realistic. I saw a special on cable that featured Blaine levitating a foot off the ground. The different groups of people who saw him do it up close really believed that he had some kind of supernatural power.
When the novelty of street magic wore off a few years ago, Blaine started pulling Houdini-type capers. He was buried in a coffin in New York city for a week in 1999, enclosed in a glass of ice for three days in 2000, and stood on a platform for two days straight in 2002. Blaine tried to bring his stunts to new masochistic heights by encasing himself in an acrylic box over the Thames River in London without food or entertainment for 44 days in the fall of 2003. The stunt was successful but foolish and Blaine drew mixed reviews for his public sacrifice. Drunken Londoners ridiculed him and hurled food and beer at his see-through box.
Blaine now plans on living in an aquarium for seven days in New York City's Lincoln center.
He will conclude by attempting to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds.
The finale of his latest stunt will air live in a two-hour ABC special on May 8 (8 p.m. EDT).
The guy is trying to cling to his fading star by pulling yet another outrageous stunt. It's unnecessary and stupid, and if he wants to make a pile of cash he can surely tour Vegas instead of toturing himself for our entertainment.
It's obviously incredibly hard to hold your breath for that long under water, especially after your body is totally worn out from being submerged for a week. I saw a super-fit guy who had been training for years try to break the record for holding your breath under water on "Wetten Das?" He fell a half minute or so short of the record when he was distracted by Bon Jovi flirting with his girlfriend on the other side of the glass.
Blaine has supposedly been training with the Navy Seals for the stunt, but we doubt he will successfully hold his breath for that long.
His last gig was as the spokesperson for the 2006 New York City summer reading program, though, so you can hardly blame him for trying to remain relevant.
Here is Blaine "bringing magic to libraries" as part of NY's summer reading program:
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