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NEWS ABOUT: David Blaine

David Blaine stories: 6 news summaries

 Blaine Offers 
 Farrow Hunger 
 Strike Tips 

Illusionist's starvation tips help Farrow endure fast for Darfur

Apr 30, 09 8:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mia Farrow took advice from a pro before going on a hunger strike for Darfur, the New York Daily News reports. Farrow says illusionist David Blaine—who once spent 44 seemingly food-free days sealed inside a Plexiglass case—told her the hunger pangs would stop six days in, and to... More »

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Darfur • Mia Farrow • hunger strike • David Blaine • fasting


 Hourly Breaks? 
 Blaine's Cheating! 

Onlookers unimpressed by Blaine's latest stunt

Sep 24, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(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... More »

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New York • publicity stunt • magician • illusion • Central Park • stunts • David Blaine

 Blaine Dives Into Hanging Stunt 

Despite risks, he plans to hang for 60 hours over Central Park

Sep 23, 08 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Performance art magician David Blaine dove head first into his latest public show in New York yesterday, hanging upside-down over Central Park. The Brooklyn-born show off plans to hang for 60 hours, despite a doctor's warning that the increased blood pressure in his head could cause blindness, and even death... More »

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New York City • magician • Central Park • stunts • David Blaine

 Stunt Could Leave
 Magician Blind,
 Doc Says 

60-hours upside-down could endanger Blaine's sight

Sep 22, 08 9:32 AM CDT
(AP) - When David Blaine hangs upside-down above New York's Central Park for 60 hours next week, he'll run the risk of going blind, says a vascular surgeon advising the celebrity magician on the stunt. Lengthy inversion increases blood pressure in the head, especially in the eyes, which can result in blindness,... More »

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New York City • world record • blindness • stunts • David Blaine • Massimo Napolitano

David Blaine Breaks Breath-Holding Record

Endurance artist sets new record at 17 minutes, 4 seconds

Apr 30, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • magic • magician • breath • Guinness World Records • David Blaine

Next for Blaine: Breath-Holding Mark, on Oprah

Extreme-endurance stuntman aims to crack 16:14 on April 30

Apr 22, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Blaine, the magician and "endurance artist" is training to break the human breath-holding record April 30 on Oprah. He's already done it 16 minutes, 9 seconds in a test run, John Tierney reports in his New York Times science blog. New techniques have made it possible for the... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • David Blaine • free diving • static apnea

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