David Blaine - Magician/Stunt Devil or Complete Idiot
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe...ine/index.html
so, he's doing pretty bad. all because of his latest stunt in which he tries mto survive on water for 44 days. and he is doing this because? people care? no, i don't care, and for the first half of the stunt people would mock him and throw stuff at him.
is this even legal?
so, he's doing pretty bad. all because of his latest stunt in which he tries mto survive on water for 44 days. and he is doing this because? people care? no, i don't care, and for the first half of the stunt people would mock him and throw stuff at him.
is this even legal?
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Originally posted by applenut
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe...ine/index.html
so, he's doing pretty bad. all because of his latest stunt in which he tries mto survive on water for 44 days. and he is doing this because? people care? no, i don't care, and for the first half of the stunt people would mock him and throw stuff at him.
is this even legal?
Idiocy is not illegal
However it's ridiculous. People died from starvation in our world right now, and nobody is there to attest of a form of record. I am please that i did not see this on the media : this man deserve only one thing : that we ignore him.
His other stunts are pretty amazing as well . . no David Copperfield illusions here . . . just himself and time and exposure to scrutiny . . .if it doesn't make you THINK about life and committment to a form and only makes you call him names then you are missing something
Just imagine what kind of thoughts he started having around DAY 20!!!!
Indian tribes would push themselves when attempting to get divine insight: Vision Quests . . . I think there is something similar here without the new-age mumbo-jumbo . . . simply intensity of experience due to an intense level of personal committment and daring and effort
all of us are too comfortable to come close to trying anythng dangerous . . . so much so that most are heckling him . . . how lame
I think that he is exploring the edges of human experience and risking his being whiile doing so . . I am impressed
Originally posted by applenut
...people care?
Yes. I do. He's taken his schtick from a slight-of-hand street magician to a full-blown Houdini. David Blaine rules.
Originally posted by 709
slight-of-hand street magician
You either mean sleight-of-hand or maybe slight-of-talent. I'd go for the latter.
Originally posted by 709
Yes. I do. He's taken his schtick from a slight-of-hand street magician to a full-blown Houdini. David Blaine rules.
there is nothing houdini about it. don't compare this nut to someone like houdini. it's not fair to houdini
Originally posted by applenut
there is nothing houdini about it. don't compare this nut to someone like houdini. it's not fair to houdini
Riiiight. Houdini was an illusionist. He created some of the greatest illusions ever, but they were just that. Illusions. He always had an out.
Explain to me how Mr. Blaine is able to pull this off then. Seems pretty transparent (pun intended) to me.
Originally posted by pfflam
His other stunts are pretty amazing as well . . no David Copperfield illusions here . . . just himself and time and exposure to scrutiny . . .if it doesn't make you THINK about life and committment to a form and only makes you call him names then you are missing something
his "frozen in a block of ice" in new york trick was shown to be an illusion. no endurance whatsoever. it was on one of the "behind the magic" specials. body doubles and misdirection. sure, the london box seems more difficult to fake, but i guarantee you it was.
the only one i couldn't figure out was his "stand on a pole for a ridiculous amount of time" trick. i assume the long pants hid something that assisted his "endurance" up there.
Originally posted by 709
Explain to me how Mr. Blaine is able to pull this off then. Seems pretty transparent (pun intended) to me.
glucose in his water
On top of it all, he didn't even finish his "stunt"
I hope he ****ing DIES in hospital - see how long he can keep that up.
Originally posted by the cool gut
I hope he ****ing DIES in hospital - see how long he can keep that up.
Maybe he'll die on Halloween...same as Houdini.
Originally posted by Willoughby
glucose in his water
See. Transparent, just like I said.
Originally posted by 709
See. Transparent, just like I said.
He still sucks.
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SKY TV paid him $5Million and have had live non-stop coverage
(and you thought your TV was boring)