These stunts just seem to get more and more weird as they go on, don’t they? Of all his stunts, this is perhaps the most unusual one. Stunt No.3: Standing on a pole for 35 hours Read more about the analysis of this stunt here. So did he do it? I genuinely don’t know for this one. Nutritionists commented that the fact he didn’t seem to be losing weight could suggest he was secretly taking in food, however the water they tested didn’t seem to contain any trace of supplements or minerals. Reports have it that onlookers would bang drums as Blaine tried to sleep, crowds would even tempt him with hamburgers and projectiles would be thrown directly at his box!ĭespite all this, no experts seem to have been able to come to a solid conclusion as to whether this stunt was actually carried out or whether it was just an illusion. Of all the places to try to pull a stunt like that, London would not be my first choice. Oh, and all whilst dangling in a box over London. According to his claims, he went without food for 44 days in a row, surviving only on water. This one is a little more up in the air in terms of whether or not Blaine actually pulled this stunt of for real or not. Here’s the iconic Ted Talk Blaine gave describing how he prepared for this stunt.
Still, what an achievement! I don’t think we can potentially label this one as a trick due to its status as a world record- Blaine needed to do it ‘properly’ for it to count. This was a slightly different record to the regular breath hold as he had been breathing pure oxygen beforehand. Blaine was able to set a new world record of 17 minutes and 4 seconds of holding his breath. I struggle to get over 1 minute sometimes! This is a crazy stunt that was pulled on the 30th of April live on the Oprah Winfrey show. Some of David Blaine’s greatest stunts include: Stunt No.1: Holding his breath for 17 minutes I know that we don’t actually believe that, but it’s enough to cast a small bit of doubt into our minds as to whether this trick might just be pure magic, and we ask ourselves ‘does he really do it this time?’. However, once David Blaine starts doing things like going out onto the street and levitating in front of people, there’s a small part of our brain that says ‘if he can do all these other insane stunts, why is it so hard to believe that he isn’t doing it for real this time?’ These are, as far as I know, real stunts that are accomplished purely through practice and technique. The reason I wanted to talk about this levitation is because for me, it highlights one of the reasons why David Blaine is such a great magician.Īll the time we see David Blaine doing incredible things with his body for our viewing pleasures he turns himself into a human water hose, regurgitates live frogs, and immerses himself in solid ice blocks for days on end! It’s called the Balducci levitation and can be learned in not too much time at all if you have a go. He is using a classic magic technique that I won’t reveal here but will point you in the right direction to learn. Well, unfortunately, I have an obligation to let you guys know that David Blaine is NOT actually floating within this video. So does David Blaine float for real? Surely this is true magic? There’s no way this could be fake. Here’s the video if you want to get a better look.
That’s what they think until David Blaine rises seemingly a foot or so off the ground before falling back down, with no wires or cables attached to him.
I mean, realistically, most people would be. Obviously, the spectators are pretty doubtful at this point. The effect: David Blaine approaches a group of people on the street (real spectators I imagine) and in his deadpan style informs them that he is going to levitate.
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Hey, today we’re talking about one of my favorite magicians! His name is David Blaine and today we’re going to run down his Top 13 Stunts and Tricks.īut just to whet your appetite, let’s begin with a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds.ĭoes David Blaine levitate or is it all just an illusion?ĭavid Blaine has been impressing us for years with his incredible TV specials and one of his most famous tricks is his incredible levitation that he performs effortlessly at any time!
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