David Blaine hangs

[TWDuke]

@Tamara+

So no one knows what the physical consequneces would be?

[H]anging upside down for a long time increases blood pressure in the head, especially in the eyes. That could lead to blindness.

The doctor doesn’t say how long the blindness could last, but he says there’s also a risk of swelling and cramps in internal organs.

Note that the source is apparently on Blaine’s payroll, so whether these are legitimate concerns or pre-stunt hype is questionable.

[Meyer6]

@jayjay

You just described the majority of his big public stunts. “Ooh, he’s sealed in a box under a giant tank of water. No, not underwater…there’s just a giant tank of water sitting over the box he’s in.” “Ooh, he’s sealed in a room with walls of ice! No, he’s not actually doing anything in there, just sitting.” “Ooh, he’s sitting on top of a pillar! No, he’s not actually doing acrobatics or anything…just sitting there.” “Ooh, he’s sitting in a big plastic box over the Thames! No, he’s not actually doing anything up there…just sitting.”

I have no idea how this guy has ever become a public figure. He’s about the most dull, tedious person I can image. I mean, watching someone go to the grocery store is probably more interesting than most of his ‘stunts’. Also, he has perhaps the worlds most monotonous, mumbly voice - just listening to him puts me to sleep!

[Grumman]

If a corpse can do it, it hardly counts as a magic trick.

[jayjay]

@Meyer6

I have no idea how this guy has ever become a public figure. He’s about the most dull, tedious person I can image. I mean, watching someone go to the grocery store is probably more interesting than most of his ‘stunts’. Also, he has perhaps the worlds most monotonous, mumbly voice - just listening to him puts me to sleep!

Street Magic was cool. He’s been riding on that for years. Of course, now Kriss Angel has surpassed him for that sort of thing, so all he’s been doing is stunts that aren’t really “magic” at all.

[Terrifel]

So, did his ankles survive? Did he explode from the cranial pressure?

I’m guessing not.

I remember an article from National Geographic where a South American guy wrapped a tourniquet around his neck and jabbed a hole in his forehead-- this was intended to cure migraine by letting the demons out, or something along those lines. Anyway, the blood just hosed straight out in a stream. They should have tried that on Blaine while he was hanging up there, then spun him around spraying everything like a hellish fire sprinkler.