David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min

[matt23243423]

LOLWUT 20 MINUTES HAHAHAHAH YOUR SUPOSSED TO DIE AT LIKE 4 MINUTES ayo i guess that's not good enough for you people nicki minaj's super bass has more views than this #FUCKPEOPLE

[tookabler]

I was having mini asphyxias during the video, anyone else ?

Oh, and respect to David Blaine, everything I say will be little.

[Hrko1992]

I allways thought he was a fake but goddamnit after this, I love this guy. I loved when he allmost teared up at the end too, hes such a sweet dude

[jollypirate100]

point of the story = you should allow people to break the record their own way. He could've gone longer probably if they let him do it his way.

[stripedstrings]

Really amazing he is not stupid its his life dream to be the best magician ever and I think he is one of them

[bharrellsjci]

y do people think hes stupid?

[jdandnick]

Blaine is better than copperfield

[BullyDefender]

After 4 minutes of no oxygen, the brain dies. Of course in Blaine's case, he was already brain dead, so no big loss there.

[lildrakebake]

Nice :)

[conway187]

Kid's Don't Try This At Home-lmfao!!

[iFletcher95]

"sifting through my blackberry" Dave whats your pin :)

[BlackDynamiteNYC]

He once held his monotone for 35 years......

[slugger570]

Surely easier just to breath through his nose?

[jtstreeet]

twaaaa

[sabacone]

this guys done so much crazy shit

he almost started to cry just mentioning his motivation

criss angel is a faggot

[acenace24]

Stopped watching when he jammed that thing down his throat

[ShikogoFox]

@acenace24 Then you missed the best part.

[acenace24]

Why would he cheat to lose to the record?

[439ht30894y08t3u]

@Earthquake65 Look another illiterate fuck, hiding what? Breathing vessels that carry oxygen are in the upper parts,no matter what there was no way for oxygen to pass in any other parts.you're saying he put oxygen up his ass like your fatass mom does? hiding something there, fucking idiot. Virgin fag!

[123456789iayman2]

hes a devil

[Anitaisapro]

good lord.

[TheGalavizGroup]

so thats how he did it

[Phr3ak33z]

You assholes..Its real believe me ...He sold his soul to Satan .

[NJaphtha]

fuck me he's fat now

[MrBenedictDonovan]

he sounds stoned all the time

[0verideCrash]

yea he didn't hold his breath for 17 min it imposable he is a magician not a superhero. He is a really good magician tho to trick everyone of you guys in believing he did it so he has my respect

[KilluminatiBarber]

@0verideCrash he did this while using breathing apparatus for a period of time first to help him conatin pockets of oxygen in his body which allowed him to hold it for longer

[0verideCrash]

@KilluminatiBarber ok if you think so then it must be true lol

[KilluminatiBarber]

@0verideCrash ha, im not answering u, u sed 'lol' lol. ha nonse

[TheLegendOfRandy]

I've been a Blainetologist for two years, now. lol Seriously, this is inspiring.

[AqualohA]

PURGE SO HARD THAT SHIT CRAY!!!

[fidgetingfinch]

I find his utter lack of voice inflection more amazing than him holding his breath for 17 minutes.

[NeedNineNamesNow]

sounds like he blacks out every other day.

[Hrko1992]

@NeedNineNamesNow he probably has some mild brain damage that affects speaking. memory and attention

[gibson1217]

i could hold mine for 4 minutes :D

[ratm239]

@gibson1217 lol I suck I can only hold it for like 30 seconds.

[susulemons]

david blaine is the real thing

[Khronnus]

David Blaine, keeping it weird.

In a good way.

[DoobstockProductions]

twa

[HarryLongman97]

I tried to do that hyperventilating yourself thing... I got lightheaded and fainted. Someone else try it and see what happens...

[thefinalfrontier1701]

Hope those producers had good lawyers...

[DOMAlN]

wow

[moltenlava100]

Dieing•

[moltenlava100]

And I'm during at 30 seconds lol

[LassTheGreat]

that is awsome!!!



[youngs1ncere]

wait wait wait.. so you mean there is no unexplainable supernatural aspect to magic? damnit! rofl...

[hyrul007]

NICEEEE

[AltairSWEDEN]

i can hold my breth for 2 minutes.im 13

[Aussiejosh2011]

The breath he had when he came up would of been possibly the best thing in his whole life!!

2 words my friend .... AQUA LUNG!!!!

[mattpgeorge]

why are the audience morons laughing when he explains the difficulties he had to go thru.. strange.. and weird people..

[prisoner666JP]

His eyes look like the ones of Osama Bin Ladin.

There are many people who have similar eyes across the globe with no regard to races.

They are aliens who came from different planet landing on orient.

[zkiller142]

@prisoner666JP Why would aliens impersonate an illusionist?

[MrJvcksxn]

he'd be so chill to burn with.. lol

[MisterPurpleKush]

i wonder how many brain cells he killed

[thesentinel196]

Twah

[NuttyMedia]

love this man.

[23magicme]

he didn't hold his breath for 17 minutes. anybody who thinks he actually did that is retarded.

[DraccerX]

@23magicme So is ur mum

[23magicme]

@DraccerX really? my mum the neurologist is retarded? doubt it.

[DraccerX]

@23magicme in order to understand the human mind her brains have gotten different. -^- No but srsly he trained for this like over a year, I really think it is possible

[23magicme]

@DraccerX that's what he wants you to.. but don't forget.. he is a magician. he also can't really levitate or walk on water..

[deth349]

@23magicme Well, he did.

[23magicme]

@deth349 he is a magician. its a trick.

[drgutai1]

@23magicme i think he did. I smoke, hadnt trained and tried my breath straight after this vid and was surprised as i got to 3 mins. with the right training ofcourse its possible

[CanadianImperialist]

where the fuck is he now?

[Fondrom]

@CanadianImperialist

Hes doing another Street magic series at May 2012, He says its going to be never before seen stuff, on ITV

[mostliberal]

He probably doesn't have that many brain cells; so one breath last a REALLY long time.

[DOSsector]

В рот мне ноги

[NASIMNASIM]

Americans laugh at everything..Its so damn annoying.

[NASIMNASIM]

I love these talks. 

[RakTheGreatROcks]

44 days ... huh r u kidding me?

[ImbAHaM]

This dude is my hero!!

[ArtsyPetals]

Respect

[SupermarketsRevil]

I came here to say that this person did not hold his breath for 17 minutes because that is not physiologically possible.

[DjWicked0]

@SupermarketsRevil he clearly did.

[SupermarketsRevil]

@DjWicked0 Suuuure he did. And I do 100 penis push ups everyday before breakfast.

[rygor42]

@SupermarketsRevil well you sir, are a Nazi.

[SupermarketsRevil]

@rygor42 Are you insinuating that only Nazis have strong penises? Because I'm sure your Mum's new boyfriend would beg to differ.

[thebigbloblol]

he lived for 44 days with nothing but water?.. HOW?

[Jebus28279]

Much Respect.

[BenBrowne82]

He seems like he has brain damage a little bit. I think destroying your own brain is horrifying, but I think he will leave a great mark on society for a long time. An amazing influence.

[ale03000]

But these insane achievements are not really magic right? Super human endurance.......... Whatever you call it I think it's incredibly AMAZING...................!!!!­

[johanneswiberg]

I don't get it... if he could break the world record when everything was fucked up with the pulse and the strain and it all... does that mean

(1) that all that stuff didn't mean too much, it was mainly confidence-building placebo, or

(2) that he could actually, with the ideal conditions, hold his breath for 20-25 minutes?

[TheBnishan12345]

He didn't...

[SUDZSK8]

"It's pretty simple, It's practice, It's training and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be"

[flotars]

A magician makes an illusion of a reality that is not really there. In my opinion this man should not call himself a magician if he succeeded in breaking this record without any secret tricks.

[BlackDynamiteNYC]

He held his monotone for 35 years......

[biutify]

The moment he cried at the end of the talk pretty much sums up his passion in life. You have my utmost respect!

[LittleD123abc]

@biutify It's amazing that one's acting can gain somebody's utmost respect. It really is!

[MortalFloss]

haha "Yo, D!" "Yeah?" "If you really held your breath that long, why'd you come out of the water dry?" hahaha I don't even.

[IFUCKINGLOVEPOOP]

He does sound a bit like Vin Diesel, and looks a tiny bit like him.

[zediogocl]

WAIT, so the world record was 16 and a half minutes, and this guy with that suit that was worst to hold your breath because he was doing force in his legs or something? Don't remember, but he said it was bad, so without those things making it worst he would do more? Mother of God!

[Melek283]

there is a slight chance he found a way breath through his ears

[aknotienenestefito]

i mean im not an expert but why the hell does this means a win push your limits doesnt mean try really hard to se how much you can take untill you die

[Fengromm]

pointless or not. he aimed to do sth no man has done before and most important: he also made sure it hase some scientific use by donating blood right after breaking the record. And the fact that he cried in the end shows how much this means to him and how important magic is in his life. If u dont like it, u dont have to watch this.

[RedlineEurope]

lol at 14 minutes of holding my breath i usually get the urge to breathe aswell

[PepperDr94]

Anyone else think that he looks exactly like Clint Dempsey?

[Copperfieldinc]

please lower the volume on the intros.....

[IBboyVega]

i wonder if he was holding his breath while giving this talk because he sounded different

[PaulTheillusionist]

Great talk!

[sahseeker]

Television special: watch as I nearly drown myself, turn blue and go into convulsions. What a hero! This dude should go back to card tricks.

[sahseeker]

His stunts seem remarkable for the fact they are all basically pointless and designed only to draw attention to himself. Hilarious when he did his perspex box stunt in London. The great British public is generally tolerant of attention whores. Unless they happen to be American. His box was constantly pelted with eggs and yeah as he said the tabloids had a field day circling in helicopters and dangling cheeseburgers above his box.

[meyrick3]

oh what fun we had with our laser pens lol

[TheUltimatekillers]

mad respect

[taleofrevenge]

He cried at the end. I wonder why.

[rusurazvan]

@taleofrevenge It's because he tries to prove something to the world,but everybody is speculating and don't give a shit next day.

[taleofrevenge]

He sounds like he is completely stoned.

[hughhugh1000]

nobjock



[TheShellinder]

He is disciplined ill give him that

[REYZRBLEYD]

"as a magician I started to believe anything is possible"

well no shit, I mean, if you got skillz like Gandalf

But no, this guy is awesome

[RISEAGAINST0922]

...i lasted 1 minute... i think he wins

[eckorocko]

hes speech is diff, kind of slowish, that shit done take a toll on his brain, no doubt, but he did it!

[naughtygoddesss]

I really hate how everyone says its fake. There is no reason for me to doubt his incredible talent and stories. Theres nothing fake about pushing youself to the point of almost dying. Even if he hadntve broken that record, crazy props to the guy.

[knexfan100]

@Hoolaygon I didnt abuse them! How. Would you feel if yo are in a pool, no lifegaurds on duty, your a little kid and some old lady touched your no-no zone? Yea, not pleasant. Btw, lifegaurds wernt supposed to be on duty a that time.

[DanteWolfwood]

My question is...WHY?

What is the point of this?

[ataraxic89]

@DanteWolfwood Thats a stupid question.

[DanteWolfwood]

@ataraxic89 That was a stupid and elusive response.

:)

[jq747]

I think David Blaine is holding his breath during this whole lecture.

[exotheist1]

@jq747 No, he's not. You can hear him breathe in many times.

[MrAllrounder77]

you do realize that this video could be like 10 minutes!? he talks so damn slow!!

[ZadorBador]

he is talking so fucking monotone

[steelermia]

this guy's voice reminds me of Mitch Fatel

[nachoman083]

he says it like its a funny thing but actually he almost died about 10 times trying to break a crazy record

respect

[Fondrom]

Isit just me or has David Blaine put on weight?

[cb7pwn]

@Fondrom its only an illusion ;)

[BlackDynamiteNYC]

He held his monotone for 35 years......

[Fuliginosus]

Reminds me of Steven Wright.

[FloridaRaider]

while pushing the limits of his body and mind, I think he has done some irreparable damage to himself.

[tonymarchandstudios]

he looks like he ended up eating those burgers afterall



[stewinsalot]

I'm going to try this at home.

[MrAbangbob]

he cry coz theres a back story behind him after the long breathing. god nues. they worship him 4wat he has done, but he suffering enough.

[8drewski]

at 4:40 i thought this was a deep throat porno lol

[sinekonata]

Wow he's a very convincing liar... I like him so much more than copperfield.

[moneyquickeasy]

@sinekonata I hate cynical skeptic assholes like you. Always have to assume the worst.

[nguyenimproved]

@sinekonata he's got balls trying to fool a bunch of so called educated nerds.

[HiDefinitionOfficial]

he was probably just nervous

[siyuannn]

talks like he's crying

[captaindougsparrow]

"and while holding my breath it would drop to 12 beats per minute which is pretty unusual.......*slurp*....."

[NJBZX]

but david merlini already broke david blaine record. 21,5 MINUTE! :D

[Commando303X]

The Central-Park upside-down thing was absolute bull-shit.

[ekuLpsaaH]

3:21 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

[zairiandaniel]

He sounds like he DID get some brain damage.

[moneyquickeasy]

@zairiandaniel That's a very insensitive thing to say.

[Cheaptrix91]

@zairiandaniel hes always talked like that asshole. lol

[keeperoftherealm]

@zairiandaniel Seems the same to me since I saw him in 1997. That is his normal voice cadence. But I don't know for sure. Peace to you.

[dunnobutwayne]

@zairiandaniel i think he is just not a good speaker :D

[GlorifiedTruth]

@zairiandaniel -Yeah! And I'll bet he's not as good as making comments on YouTube as us!

[SanRafaelSwell]

What an amazing human being.  Blaine is the next Houdini. Mad props.

[TheWayshowerTube]

17:27 Funniest Moment.

[TheWayshowerTube]

This guy just keep on living.

[TheWayshowerTube]

11:43 hahahaha.

[Darkgalahad]

I thought he's a major tool, not anymore.

[TheSmsm358]

Craziest person.

[shazaibbiazahs]

i cant believe hes that passionate about magic despite knowing that the things he does which completely confuse people are so stupidly simple

[shazaibbiazahs]

wat the fuck is wrong with the expand button is it happening to anyone else

[Thiren111]

why'd he cry?

[JulkerReviews]

@Thiren111 His pain and dedication dude, he almost died so many times

[Thiren111]

@JulkerReviews when I feel pain, I stop, and feel awesome instead. True story.