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  • April 2008
    • David Blaine Breaks Breath-Holding Record

      David Blaine Breaks Breath-Holding Record

      David Blaine broke the world record for holding one’s breath today when he was submerged for 17 minutes and 4 seconds during a taping of Oprah. The endurance artist looked relaxed emerging from a water-filled sphere, the AP reports. Blaine had undergone simulated altitude training and pure oxygen treatment to prepare for the feat. The previous record was 16 minutes, 32 seconds. More »

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      celebrity   Oprah Winfrey   Guinness Book of World Records   magic   magician   breath   David Blaine

  • February 2008
  • August 2007
    • Sleight of Hand Gets the Academic Treatment

      Sleight of Hand Gets the Academic Treatment

      Magicians got in on the act at this summer’s Magic of Consciousness conference, hobnobbing with—and even tricking—cognitive scientists as they helped dissect their own profession. The New York Times visits Las Vegas, where master illusionists were welcomed for what one scientist calls "their specific interest in the cognitive principles underlying the magic." More »

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      magic   magician

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