James Randi Speaks: Powered by Sunlight

Recorded 5/11/2010 at the James Randi Educational Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Can a person survive on just air? Or maybe as a professor in a recent study says "If he is not derive energy from food and water, he must be doing that from energy sources around him, sunlight being one

There have been many claimants over the years for the Million Dollar Challenge who say that they have survived for years without ingesting any food or water. Unfortunately when they are really put to the test they fail.

Original Story:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100510/...

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[MelkorHimself]

If you want to impress me, survive without oxygen for two weeks.

[FriedContent]

Do you always comment in haikus?

[InterbuttsIncarnate]

Breatharianism is no new fad there was this skank in australia who claimed and caused death of four of her followers one of them even won the prestitigious Darwin Award check rational wiki page on Breatharianism just for giggles and it is really sad when even browser spell check interpreted that word as a typo

[Nikolaii2571]

Maybe he survived by eating his feces and drinking his holy water.

[RyuDarragh]

Are not these sorts of folks called "Fakirs" ? Pronounced like "Fake Ears" ? Got the fake part right...

[Incinerate1122]

if people dont like him, its because he is exposing idiots such as yourself. Keep your rubbish believes to yourself.

[tykk86]

Someone needs to fix that Wiki article:

During the 44-day period, Blaine went without any food and survived on just 4.5 litres of water saturated with powdered nutrients per day.

It was 4.5 litres, far more than the amount you need to survive, for a very good reason.

[D0UW3ee]

Actually 3 minutes without air is true for most people, but it's possible to train it to about 7 - 8 minutes. Ofcourse this training is not adviced as it will damage the brains. Check google: oyster divers

[iliatilev]

Learn english fucking idiot!

[Zizka Zenit]

Even if he did go without food or water for two weeks, it wouldn't necessarily be supernatural. It could just be a feat of human accomplishment. David Blaine held his breath for 17 minutes under controlled conditions, which seems supernatural but he was able to do it with intense training, conditioning, and science.

[publiusdg]

Haha yes! I like this guy

[TurboDally]

Myeah but that was pretty much verifiable with it being out in the public (though I'm sure there are suspicions and rightfully so). The same can't be said of the mystic...