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[Steveo]

Magician Spending Week in Water Bubble

Take a deep breath. David Blaine's latest stunt is spending a week living in an 8-foot acrylic sphere filled with water.

The 33-year-old magician, shirtless and with an oxygen tube in his mouth, slid into his snow globe-like "human aquarium" Monday at Lincoln Center.

In a week, he will remove the device and attempt to hold his breath underwater longer than the record of 8 minutes, 58 seconds.

He also will try to escape from 150 pounds of chains and handcuffs during the breath-holding finale, which will air live in a two-hour ABC special, "David Blaine: Drowned Alive," on May 8 (8 p.m. EDT).

"As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini," Blaine explained Monday.

"I don't think about death, but I am prepared for it," he said, adding that his only fear is "the fear of the unknown."

Blaine said he started training in December, with some help from U.S. Navy SEALS. He lost 50 pounds so his body would require less oxygen.

The water in the sphere will be kept at a balanced temperature to help keep his core temperature near 98.6 degrees. His gear includes a diving helmet that allows two-way communication with his support team.

Blaine invites visitors to stop by and wave at him. The water should be nice and clear; he will be fed and, uh, relieve himself by tubes.

His previous feats of endurance include balancing on a small platform for 35 hours, being buried alive in a see-through coffin for a week and surviving inside a massive block of ice for 61 hours. In 2003, he fasted for 44 days in a suspended acrylic box over the Thames River in London.

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[Y2K]

Let's all lie face down at the Washington Memorial Pool in tribute.

Actually, I think I'm going to check this out if I remember to.
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[Otogi-san]

I would check out the live thing, but I'm going to be watching Prison Break and 24.

[Christo]

I saw a special on tv on how magicians do that "encased an ice tomb for weeks" thing. I was pretty disappointed at how unclever it was. All he did was have a trap door underneath him that lead to a little room with food, a TV, a bed and a body double. Whenever he got cold/tired/whatever all he needed to do was quickly change places with the body double while people on the outside obstucted the camera's view by misting the ice with cold water.
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[Its_The_Sneak!!!]

yeah, I'll take David Copperfield over Blaine anyday. At least Copperfield says they're illusions... and they're darn good ones too.
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[the bunk]

twah.
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[Guy]

Next, David Blaine in a woman's vagina for 24 hours.

[Sharp]

Bah, I did it for nine months, once.

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[fruiterian]

That's amazing. Not the Blaine stuff, but, well, you, Sir Cesar.

David Blaine seems like a total asshole to me. I don't ever pay attention to what he does.
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[the snuggler]

He gives off the impression of an asshole but from what I've heard (from matt and trey), he's a cool guy.


but yeah, twaa.
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[Mike Novick]

david blaine is my god. seriously. he's amazing.
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