May 7, 2006 by Vurdlak
Usually I don’t post story coverages to this website, but this one concernes David Blaine and his new underwater performance. Shortly, this Monday, Blaine immersed himself in a human-sized water bowl where he’ll live for a week. He will use oxygen and feeding tubes to sustain him during the stunt. But that’s not all! As a dramatic finale to his “ubercool” scenario, David will attempt to break the world breath-holding record by holding his breath for 9 minutes while trying to escape from heavy chains!? Some major risks include: hypothermia, blackouts and brain damage. For the last one, he doesn’t have to worry, he obviously sufferes from it already. I’m sure it’s just an eye illusion, but can you help me and guess how this trick works? Looking forward to hear your professional opinnions!
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He’ll breathe in pure oxygen. 5 times as much oxygen as normal air. That should give him about 5 times the length of breath holding. It’s still a stretch but at about the limit if he’s been training.
I dont believe thats an ilusion at all, he is actually in there and covered with water, have you checked the photos of his hands? O_O
well, previously he also had a stunt where he was trapped inside the ice cubicle, but later it was discovered he had a trap door beneth it, and was swapping with his double few times a day…. during the period the cubicle was “polished” by workers who were in that time spraying it with more ice not to melt, then he would make the swap… don’t know how it does it here though… maybe in a same way durring the time no one is looking :)
Is it possible that the bowl has thick edges inside of which there is water, so that he is trapped in a no water space ? i think thats not the answer…but who knows….
the man is a few bricks short of a load! his profession is the art of illusion..kinda makes you wonder how hes able to continually pull it off.
i never saw the big deal about the ice cube thing… would that be just like living inside an iglo.. im sure it would be pretty warm inside?
kelly rippa from regis and kelly went in there with him live on television.. haven’t gotten to look at the tape very closely, but he’s probably really submerged in water.
I live down the street from Lincoln Center (where this stunt is being done), and there’s really no illusion, just a dude in a water-filled bubble. I’m waiting for when he gets out; maybe then he’ll actually do a magic trick.
he wont get the record, the average human has a 5L lung capacity, with training that can be raised to around 6-7L, the record holder has a lung capacity of 9L…..his was without pure oxygen too!!!
Pure oxygen can cause you to blackout because blood pH rises fast and your brain doesn’t like that.
Please explain how blood pH rises with high O2???
First, I really like your website.
Second, as a semi-professional magician, I can say with some authority that Mr. Blaine is indeed in there. As for being encased in ice, Houdini wrote a book about this. No it is not at all like being in an igloo. Igloos are warm because of the air bubbles in snow acting as insulation. Ice has no air bubbles (or at least it shouldn’t). Anyway, the book is public domain, so if you want you can find it. I am almost certain it’s in Micracle Mongers and their Methods. Check it out. But that too is real, although there are ways to make it more bearable.
Third, I just wanted to let you know that Mr. Blaine is widely disliked by a lot of magicians, mostly for his propensity for doing no magic, being a daredevil, and making 500 times more money than anyone else does. Almost as bad as The Masked Magician.
I’m pretty sure this is a clever media-stunt. He failed it, knowing all along he would fail it- because people knew all the others were illusions. He gets more publicity by failing than he would have by succeeding.
Just a theory, but I think it’s as likely as the others.
thats so kool
for those of u who do not know, air contains 79.9% nitrogen, 20% oxygen and o.12345334w/e% other gasses….by him brathing in pure oxygen for a week he will increase his oxygen yield to 100% of all air he breathes…this is not healthy but he will be able to hold his breath approx..5 times longer…and with special training before had he could hold it for quite a while…
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I could do that. I just don’t feel like it.
there u smart asses go agen wiv ur “scientific explanations” its givin me a haedache tryna keep up wiv it
his career fall down and need publicity… more dangerous it was, more publicity he got.
I love to see David do his thing if that makes him cray so are all of us in someway we just wish we could do what he does,That makes him what he is today he preforms for you sit back and enjoy it and quit picking on him.I’m an old lady of 70 yrs. and I love to watch him perform his magic.
There is no way he was submerged for one week .. that itself is a Illusion.. One of the biggest tip offs is if he was doing Number one and number 2 in tank .. That tank would get very VERY cloudy. To say the least..This was a Illusion .. Okies lets Say he had a diaper. Bodly function on your body For one week would have caused sever Wounds Possibly Clean down to the Bone .. This is Physically Impossible.. One so many Others reasons that being what we would call Most Noticeable..
imagine how wrinkly his sausage is.
i saw that on TV once.how duz he pee in there and also to:
Jhonka: yea rite
ot oh: who said u have
keep up with it?
and to dean bolam:
pervert
The Jhonka can do anything.
Trust me.
He has a plastic sack around his leg for pee, just like coma patients do. And he doesent poo, you can hold it for a week, especially if ur fed liquid food, just like he is.
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chuck norris i love you
I know nobody probably wants to know this, but it is possible to hold on your shit for a week. Trust me…it just hurts like a motherfucker.
Im sceptic bout this for a few reasons: one, osmosis would suk all the water out his body very quickly with that level of exposure; two, i see no points of entry/ exit in the ball so unless he was in it while they melted it together, its fake; three, surely the ball would get cloudy cos of spit and sweat and such; four, why isnt he floating to the top??!!! if hes breathin outta that tube then why arent they stuk two the ceiling? i do apologize for the science, relly i do, it hurts even me…:s
the reflection on the glass is upside down, duh. the city looks upsidedown!
1. skin is waterproof….
2. even if osmosis would be affecting him in that situation, its the exact opposite, the cells would flood full of water to equalize the amount of solute in each different area.
hello i watched this programme about 2 yrs ago about david blane and him livin in that box for about 30 days or so,,i think hes so immature and needs to grow up hes just looking for attention you can well tell,, anyway i think hes stupid and i dont even no why people watch him anymore because hes just childish..from danielle age 14.send bk
You’re the one who spelt suffers wrong. He may SUFFER from brain damage, but I bet he can spell.
you can find some more info @ http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/16871/index.html
it isn’t very complete, but does cover some of the scientific/medical issues everyone has brought up
it’s actually REALLY harmful to your body to breathe in pure oxygen - so i’m a bit sceptical of that idea. as for david blaine - he might just be attemtion seeking like you all say- but he’s still pretty amazing, don’t you think?
Is it possible it’s not really water? My first thought was of the liquid oxygen used in diving tanks. You breathe it in like air, but it’s liquid, and only takes a couple minutes for your lungs to get used to it. He could sit in it and look like he’s holding his breath, when really he’s breathing fine. When watching the stunt you can even see bubbles coming from his nose where he’s at least exhaling.
Hey, if he’s exhaling into the “bubble” wouldn’t there be no room to fit the air? If it’s packed full of water, then where does the used air go??
Oh, and people, learn to SPELL!!!
I read about a substance that is heavier than water, and that is like a gel than contains higher than average O2 levels. Apparently people like him use it, so that when the tank is filled, (say it’s a cuboid shape) the gel like substance is put in first, then the water. The subsatnce sinks because it’s heaver. The guy holds his breath, sinks down into the gel, and all he needs to do is wait, as he can breath the substance for a sustainable length of time.
i dont care how he does it all i know is that he’s great at what he does.. and its amazing to watch… its said that some people have to nit pick everything to death….
“the reflection on the glass is upside down, duh. the city looks upsidedown!”
That has nothing to do with anything. O_o it’s a sphere, the image from the other side is going to be upside down because that’s how spheres work :P
this actually took place a block away from where i work. It was no illusion, he was definitely in that sphere of water on my way to work and on my way home.
weird guy..
What has this world come to? Why does everybody have to question everything that seems unusual? I happen to think that it’s really cool and I totally believe it. Just accept that some people do wierd things that you probably can’t. GROW UP AND MOVE ON!!!
in my opinion? the guy’s just stupid!
haha
on my trip to new york where I also saw the wax figures from the other pictures, a few of my friends and I stopped by to check this out on his 3rd day in there and it was definitely real. You could see the air bubbles coming out of his mouth and everthing
I’d sure like to see him breathe pure oxygen like jmere suggested! At least the ball could serve as a coffin then and be usefull
What about falling asleep? [O-O]
Would all those “Anonymous” who love to complain please use some name when commenting, instead of hiding behind their anonimity? That being said, there’s no way he’d possibly breathe pure oxygen, as the stuff is toxic as hell. In fact, oxygen is the reason why living things age, and it’s also why it’s recommended to drink one glass of wine or beer every day (because it posesses a big amount of antiOXIDANTS).
hez not under water……