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David Blaine: dumbest Xer ever

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“The 33-year-old has spent seven days submerged in a water-filled sphere in New York, sustained by oxygen and feeding tubes.” So says BBC News. Why? Money. Fame. Who knows? Who cares? And what hath he reaped?

Daivd Blaine has described his seven days in a sphere of water as "horrific", saying he has never experienced pain like this before.

With only hours to go before David Blaine's televised grand finale, the illusionist - known for his brand of high profile, high publicity stunts - said he is experiencing terrible pain and is becoming concerned about his health.

"I think the time has started to really take its toll on my body. It has started to become horrific in many, many ways.

"Every muscle doesn't just ache, it feels like a sharp shooting pain, like a knife being stabbed."

Blaine's skin, which has shrivlled and pruned due to the water, hurts as well, and he is very concerend for his muscles - which have begun to atrophy.

"I don't think it's permanent, but I've never felt this kind of pain in a stunt before."

[from the Sydney Morning Herald]

Idiot.

7 Comments

i have a solution. GET OUT OF THE WATER!
Idiot? How so? He is not a particularly talented or creative magician (so say my magic friends), but he has managed to turn himself into a huge star by turning his awful stage presence into a virtue and through stunts like this. I suspect his claims of the damage he is doing to himself are just part of the whole performance. He seems to know exactly what he is doing.
I believe he's an idiot because he's wasting his time on a stunt no one cares about. Has anyone ever wished they could watch someone take a bath for a week?
Yep, MaryAnn, the final word in your article pretty much sums it up.
Ugh. Yeah, David Blaine is worthless. I really don't get why people give a shit about this guy.
David Blaine is kinda like Harry Houdini. Houdini chained himself up, and put himself in a box underwater... They differ in that Houdini had sense enough to try and ESCAPE. At least Houdini was impressive. Causing bodily harm to yourself... Well any idiot can do that. There once was a show called Jackass...
Exactly. Houdini was cool. Blaine is just a publicity whore.

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