Wednesday, May 10, 2006
So magician / escape artist / complete idiot David Blaine recently did a couple of water-related "acts"...the first where he lived in a giant bubble of water for a week, which is strange, but whatever, I guess that's up his alley.

The second was quite simply, holding his breath for...I think 8.5 minutes? Now escaping from a locked chest, that's one thing. Being sawed in half, that's kinda similar. Even living like a goldfish for a week, that's along those same lines. But holding your breath for an amount of time that's just plain too much for a normal human being? That's just stupid. I mean, if we had a five-time Olympic medalist endurance swimmer about to try the record, that's plausible. But some average joe guy who does tricks and hops out of locked closets or clothes hampers or whatever he does? What the hell?

I'll say this for Blaine, though. He must have the best time choosing his next performances. I mean, what next? Jump off the Empire State Building without a parachute? Throw himself into a wood chipper? Maybe get run over by fourteen semi trucks that are on fire? The possibilities are endless!


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