David Blaine...

[Tanner]

I bet he came up b/c he had to poop

 

[magicfame]

damnnn when those two divers went in , he began to struggle like crazy, kinda scary

 

[sandmanwake]

Permanent brain damage occurs around 5 minutes with no oxygen. This guy's an idiot.

 

[Tanner]

what a crybaby

jeeze...on national TV... what a wus.

7:08 official time...pathetic.

 

[Batti]

7:08 official time

 

[Batti]

Tanner - what's your time?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: magicfame
damnnn when those two divers went in , he began to struggle like crazy, kinda scary

Meh.

 

[Tanner]

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/22422/david_blaine_street_magic/

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: magicfame
damnnn when those two divers went in , he began to struggle like crazy, kinda scary

From my vantage point it almost looked like he started having a seizure the way his body was moving, but it might just have been confusion from the lack of oxygen to the brain....

 

[Schfifty Five]

So he failed? LOL.

 

[jaysgirl]

that was scary!

 

[computeerrgghh]

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Hammerhead

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Yeah, the whole block of ice trick was BS; he was surrounded by air within the ice, of which air is actually a good insulator. Doing such a trick in frigid water is actually more impressive.

Yup...that's an age old trick that eskimos do. except they called them igloos.

The thing is that certain monks actually do a trick in freezing water where they begin to raise their body temperature through meditation just enough so that they don't freeze to death.

I remember a special long ago where they took the monks into a freezing cave and put wet rags on their bare backs. After meditating a while, the whole cave became a steam room because they raised their body temps so high. As for Blaine, he is not better than Houdini by any means. Houdini was insane, he could dislocate both shoulders at one time.

 

[simms]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
So he failed? LOL.

:roll:

yea, like your life is bursting with accomplishment.

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Hammerhead

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Yeah, the whole block of ice trick was BS; he was surrounded by air within the ice, of which air is actually a good insulator. Doing such a trick in frigid water is actually more impressive.

Yup...that's an age old trick that eskimos do. except they called them igloos.

The thing is that certain monks actually do a trick in freezing water where they begin to raise their body temperature through meditation just enough so that they don't freeze to death.

I remember a special long ago where they took the monks into a freezing cave and put wet rags on their bare backs. After meditating a while, the whole cave became a steam room because they raised their body temps so high. As for Blaine, he is not better than Houdini by any means. Houdini was insane, he could dislocate both shoulders at one time.

So? It's called hyperextension (or "double-jointed" to some). I was born with it and can dislocate my shoulders, hyperextend my scapulae, fingers, etc...It's relatively common, not "insane."

As for Blaine... 2 minutes off his mark? Obviously he planned this. He wouldn't be THAT far off the 9 minute mark if he hadn't wanted to be - if that was the case, he wouldn't have said 9 minutes. He still must be breaking some sort of record...right?

 

[computeerrgghh]

Originally posted by: LordMaul

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Hammerhead

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Yeah, the whole block of ice trick was BS; he was surrounded by air within the ice, of which air is actually a good insulator. Doing such a trick in frigid water is actually more impressive.

Yup...that's an age old trick that eskimos do. except they called them igloos.

The thing is that certain monks actually do a trick in freezing water where they begin to raise their body temperature through meditation just enough so that they don't freeze to death.

I remember a special long ago where they took the monks into a freezing cave and put wet rags on their bare backs. After meditating a while, the whole cave became a steam room because they raised their body temps so high. As for Blaine, he is not better than Houdini by any means. Houdini was insane, he could dislocate both shoulders at one time.

So? It's called hyperextension (or "double-jointed" to some). I was born with it and can dislocate my shoulders, hyperextend my scapulae, fingers, etc...It's relatively common, not "insane."

As for Blaine... 2 minutes off his mark? Obviously he planned this. He wouldn't be THAT far off the 9 minute mark if he hadn't wanted to be - if that was the case, he wouldn't have said 9 minutes. He still must be breaking some sort of record...right?

Care to use them to escape a straightjacket? I'll videotape.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: LordMaul

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Hammerhead

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Yeah, the whole block of ice trick was BS; he was surrounded by air within the ice, of which air is actually a good insulator. Doing such a trick in frigid water is actually more impressive.

Yup...that's an age old trick that eskimos do. except they called them igloos.

The thing is that certain monks actually do a trick in freezing water where they begin to raise their body temperature through meditation just enough so that they don't freeze to death.

I remember a special long ago where they took the monks into a freezing cave and put wet rags on their bare backs. After meditating a while, the whole cave became a steam room because they raised their body temps so high. As for Blaine, he is not better than Houdini by any means. Houdini was insane, he could dislocate both shoulders at one time.

So? It's called hyperextension (or "double-jointed" to some). I was born with it and can dislocate my shoulders, hyperextend my scapulae, fingers, etc...It's relatively common, not "insane."

As for Blaine... 2 minutes off his mark? Obviously he planned this. He wouldn't be THAT far off the 9 minute mark if he hadn't wanted to be - if that was the case, he wouldn't have said 9 minutes. He still must be breaking some sort of record...right?

Yea a record for having to be taken to a freakin hospital after doing crazed stunts

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Tanner
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/22422/david_blaine_street_magic/

Why can't he just go do more street magic? That was cool.

I remember seeing his first special with Leonardo DiCaprio like 9 years ago, and it was entertaining as hell.

 

[LordMaul]

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh

Originally posted by: LordMaul

Originally posted by: computeerrgghh

Originally posted by: DaShen

Originally posted by: Hammerhead

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Yeah, the whole block of ice trick was BS; he was surrounded by air within the ice, of which air is actually a good insulator. Doing such a trick in frigid water is actually more impressive.

Yup...that's an age old trick that eskimos do. except they called them igloos.

The thing is that certain monks actually do a trick in freezing water where they begin to raise their body temperature through meditation just enough so that they don't freeze to death.

I remember a special long ago where they took the monks into a freezing cave and put wet rags on their bare backs. After meditating a while, the whole cave became a steam room because they raised their body temps so high. As for Blaine, he is not better than Houdini by any means. Houdini was insane, he could dislocate both shoulders at one time.

So? It's called hyperextension (or "double-jointed" to some). I was born with it and can dislocate my shoulders, hyperextend my scapulae, fingers, etc...It's relatively common, not "insane."

As for Blaine... 2 minutes off his mark? Obviously he planned this. He wouldn't be THAT far off the 9 minute mark if he hadn't wanted to be - if that was the case, he wouldn't have said 9 minutes. He still must be breaking some sort of record...right?

Care to use them to escape a straightjacket? I'll videotape.

You're always wanting to videotape me.

 

[Special K]

I was living in London during the time he did his stunt where he was living in a plastic box suspended above the Thames near Tower Bridge. I stopped by to see the whole thing a couple times, and my understanding was he was in the box for the entire duration of the trick (30 days or something?) and was allowed water but no food.

It was very strange to say the least. He would lie motionless for several minutes at a time, then would suddenly spring to life and start waving at all the people there watching.

 

[mooncancook]

Originally posted by: hdeck
while we're at it, wrestling is fake too. so are the harlem globetrotters.

what? I refuse to believe you. Hulk Hogan is legit.

And about the stay under water thing, I heard some ppl can stay underwater for hours. The trick is to slow down your metabolism...

 

[Tanner]

it's 10:25 and check this out - this is obviously how he did it pretty much

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/114.../Chris_Angel_%20Reveals_His_%20Secrets

 

[Twista]

sh!T. does someone have a link to the underwater video ;[ I missed it today.

 

[Tanner]

Originally posted by: Twista
sh!T. does someone have a link to the underwater video ;[ I missed it today.

all he did was choke, and well, choke

 

[EvilYoda]

Ah, I had to leave early...so he didn't make 9 minutes? They had said the previous record was 8:58, which I did not know...I didn't think it possible for a human to hold their breath that long. Even 7:08 is damn impressive...I wonder if anybody today can match that? Too bad...even though he's not very well liked around here, I like how he tries news things, even if they are done up a bit too over the top.

 

[McGyver]

Originally posted by: Cuda1447
How can you illusion holding your breath underwater? Unless its a total setup/scam, which I highly doubt is the case.

isn't there such a thing call liquid oxygen?