David Blaine

David Blaine (born David Blaine White on April 4, 1973), is an American illusionist and stunt performer born in Brooklyn, New York City. He made his name as a performer of close-up magic, usually working on the streets. Amongst magicians this is commonly known as street magic. His father is Puerto Rican and his mother was of Russian Jewish descent.

Vertigo

On Monday 22 May 2002 Blaine began a stunt he named 'Vertigo'. Blaine was lifted by crane onto a 80 feet high pillar in Bryant Park, New York. He remained on the pillar, which was 22 inches wide, for nearly 35 hours without food or water or anything to lean on. Blaine appeared to be without safety harnesses and had no safety nets underneath him for almost the duration of the stunt. He ended the feat by jumping down onto a landing platform made of a 12 foot high pile of cardboard boxes. He claimed to have suffered a minor concusion from the jump because of the way his head hit the boxes. Blaine appeared to survive his jump with a slight concussion and attempted to talk to spectators. However he was promptly taken to hospital for medical checks.http://www.magicdirectory.com/blaine/vertigo.shtml.

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Monday - 22 May - 2002 - Bryant Park - New York - Safety nets - Cardboard

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