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Hourly Breaks? Blaine's Cheating!

Onlookers unimpressed by Blaine's latest stunt

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(Newser) – David Blaine takes a 10-minute break every hour? "It's cheating," says an unimpressed onlooker among a crowd of 8,000 watching Blaine hang upside down in Central Park until a grand finale tonight, the New York Daily News reports. Though the illusionist planned to do his business using a catheter, his spokesman says he "found he couldn't drink" or "relieve himself upside down."

"I'm not going to pee all over myself to satisfy those people. It's pretty hard-core," Blaine says.

Both hanging upside down above Central Park's Wollman Rink in New York, Kelly Ripa interviews magician David Blaine for
Both hanging upside down above Central Park's Wollman Rink in New York, Kelly Ripa interviews magician David Blaine for "Live with Regis and Kelly."   (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
David Blaine hangs upside down above Central Park's Wollman Rink in New York as he begins his latest endurance challenge
David Blaine hangs upside down above Central Park's Wollman Rink in New York as he begins his latest endurance challenge "David Blaine: Dive of Death" Monday.   (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
Some observers say Blaine is cheating by taking 10-minute breaks every hour in his latest stunt.
Some observers say Blaine is cheating by taking 10-minute breaks every hour in his latest stunt.   (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, file)
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