David Blaine, who is known for being a magician, sets himself apart from other illusionists by stretching the limits of the human condition. Holding your breath for more than 6 minutes is said to make you prone to permanent brain damage.
Here Blaine reveals how he nearly tripled that number with his big secret: hard work.
I can’t think of any “stunts” by illusionists that are allowed to be scientifically studied- except maybe ones by David Blaine. As he says himself, it doesn’t make good TV, but his thirst to endure challenges that would normally be humanly impossible is one aspect of him I really respect.
More recently (Jan 15th, 2010), Blaine participated in an event called “Magic For Haiti” where he performed magic for 72 hours straight to help raise donations from the Red Cross. Personally, I can’t wait for the footage of the event to get released.
