David Blaine begins his latest crazy stunt
Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Hot Momma
This morning in NYC’s Central Park, David Blaine began his latest crazy stunt, dangling upside down, six stories high in the air. David will remain upside down for the next 60 hours straight. When the 60 hours are up, he will do something called a “death dive” to the ground. During his ordeal, Blaine will not eat or sleep, and will have to urinate through a catheter.
Blaine said he has prepared for the challenges of the 2½ day hang by losing some weight, performing special exercises and practicing dangling upside down. But doctors not involved with the stunt tell ABC News there are definite risks involved with his attempt, including that he could have brain hemorrhaging, stroke or even go blind. Blaine will also have to contend with a restricted ability to breathe, because his diaphragm will be upside down, with the weight of his intestines pushing upon it. And a lack of proper blood flow to his legs, if profound, may cause muscle tissue to die off as it is starved of oxygen. Of course all those other risks aside, Blaine will be hanging from a thin wire, so he might just fall to his death. Truthfully I don’t think there is any ‘illusion’ aspect to the 60 hours of hanging upside down Blaine is set to do, so he really is taking a huge risk.
Is it worth to risk your health just because of implementing stunt trick? Or maybe it’s all fake, like many people think about Blaine and all his “magic”? Has he got a talent, or is he just desperately trying to retrieve his 15 minutes of fame?