David Blaine: Drowned Alive

On May 1, 2006, Blaine was submerged in an 8 feet (2.4 m) diameter, water-filled sphere (isotonic saline, 0.9% salt) in front of the Lincoln Center in New York City for a planned seven days and seven nights, using tubes for air and nutrition. He concluded this event by attempting to hold his breath underwater to break the world record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds. Blaine also tried to free himself from handcuffs and chains put on him upon coming out after the week in the sphere. He seemed to have trouble escaping from the last of the handcuffs. Blaine held his breath for 7 minutes and 33 seconds before showing signs of distress and being pulled up by the support divers. Blaine did claim to have succeeded in setting a record for being fully submerged in water for more than seven days straight (177 hours). Blaine underwent multiple short hospital visits after the stunt ended and has entered an agreement with doctors from Yale University to monitor him in order to study the human physiological reaction to prolonged submersion. During the stunt, doctors witnessed skin breakdown at the hands and feet, and liver failure.

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[TheAngeltoDemon]

This was a real attempt at holding his breath. No doubt blaine has insane drive.  But his 17min stunt was BS with breathing pipes.

[IflyinGa]

@robrocksred Did I say it was an illusion?

Nope, I said he was an illusionist and a entertainer.

This is entertainment.

[robrocksred]

@IflyinGa drowning yourself is an illusion??? dude, he is not who you think he is....he can levitate. human beings can not levitate.

[IflyinGa]

@robrocksred

He is not magician, but an illusionist and entertainer

[robrocksred]

how is drowning yourself alive magic, or a stunt? unless it's not. there is an unnatural force about him or in him I should say....

[TyKtv]

@w0rldd0minat0r He's done it for 17 minutes lol.

[HenningChristensen93]

17 minutes is even more insane.

[iworksupport]

He almost died duh

[peter17dude]

7 minutes is insane! hats of fuckers

[w0rldd0minat0r]

7 minutes under water whether he managed or not is a massive achievement, hat off to David Blaine, for all those hating on him, regardless of whether people think he's a fake, he pushes himself more than any of you ever will in a life time