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Monday, May 08, 2006

Drowned Alive

Well tonight I'm kind of excited about a new David Blaine special. It's on from 8-10 on ABC. I like magic and trying to figure out how something is done. Though too often I think the answer is that the person having the trick done to them are in on it and are lying their butt off and acting amazed.

Anyway, Blaine has been spending the last 8 days under water in a sphere in New York. You can go right up and visit him if you are in NY. Tonight, on a live show, he is supposed to remove his breathing apparatus and attempt to beat the world record for holding your breath.

I'm inclined to think that this is a trick and not a real attempt at the record. Because not only will he be trying to hold his breath, he'll be escaping from chains as well.

My guess...he'll have goggles on, that fit over the nose, and these goggles will be giving him air through the nose. We'll see.

Here was a news item from the other day:

"David Blaine will be treated by doctors inside his water-filled sphere, after complaining of skin problems. After five days contained inside the tank at New York City's Lincoln Center Blaine's skin is peeling and he is experiencing "constant pins and needles" according to his spokesman Pat Smith. But he insists Blaine is determined to complete the stunt, which will culminate on Monday with 33-year-old Blaine's attempt to break the world record for holding breath under water - currently eight minutes and fifty eight seconds. Smith says, "Doctors are concerned that he's weakening. They are going to work with him through the weekend, trying to stabilize both his diet and his training regimen. His skin is peeling very badly on his hands. Those are our biggest concerns right now." Blaine has a mask and air line inside the tank and is being fed liquid nutrition through a tube, but doctors warn prolonged submersion in water can cause nerve damage, sleep depravation and skin damage."

4 Comments:

  • I hope he drowns, on live television.

    Viva la Tornado of Fire!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:54 AM  

  • What's the point of this? He's an idiot.

    By Blogger Anna, at 2:17 PM  

  • Is he dead yet? Bring on the LiveBlogging!!!

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:30 PM  

  • You are the liveblogging Queen. My snark can't compare.

    By Blogger DeNirogator, at 7:35 PM  

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