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See David Blaine's Underwater World Record Stunt!

The illusionist holds his breath for over 17 minutes...

Thursday 01st May 2008

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David Blaine set a new world record on the Oprah Winfrey Show on Wednesday when he held his breath underwater for 17 minutes and four seconds.

With Guinness Book of Records official Stuart Claxton in the audience for the feat, the death-defying illusionist climbed into a water-filled sphere to beat the record set by a Swiss man in February.

It wasn't the first time Blaine had attempted to set a breath-holding record. He had to be rescued by divers after seven minutes during a similar stunt in 2006, which came after he spent a week living underwater.

But this time Blaine trained with the world's best free divers and embarked on a rigorous air-deprivation and work-out programme to build his red blood cell count and train his body to cope with a lack of oxygen.

The illusionist, whose past stunts have included spending 63 hours in a block of ice and living in a glass box suspended over the River Thames in London for a week, came up for air after 17 minutes, shattering the existing 16 minutes and 32 seconds record by more than half a minute.

Smiling Blaine told Winfrey: "It was intense. I feel great."

His next death-defying feat will be to attempt to stay awake for longer than any other person - over 11 days: "That would be a million seconds, that's the goal."

See David's underwater world record below.

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By: WENN

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  • What's the point in David Blaine, he's just a massive egomaniac who performs the most tiresome "magic" ever!

    by euric hunt | Send Message Send Message View Profile View User's Comments

     1 year, 6 months ago

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  • why doesnt he do something really exciting next like tryin to take the worlds biggest shit ever or jerkin off non stop for afew hours.

    by bob, here

     1 year, 6 months ago

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