David Blaine to perform million volt show in New York
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United States magician David Blaine is dressed to perform a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified, during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS -
Magician David Blaine shows a computer image before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Magician David Blaine wears a metal suit before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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United States magician David Blaine performs a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
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United States magician David Blaine performs a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
United States magician David Blaine is dressed to perform a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified, during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Magician David Blaine shows a computer image before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Magician David Blaine wears a metal suit before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Magician David Blaine is fitted with a metal suit and head cage before a demonstration of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press briefing in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
United States magician David Blaine performs a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
United States magician David Blaine performs a small preview of his upcoming performance Electrified during a press conference in New York, Oct 2, 2012. -- PHOTO: AFP
NEW YORK (AFP) - After being buried alive, nearly drowned and frozen in an ice cube, United States magician and daredevil David Blaine is going electric - a million volts of electricity aimed right at him for three days.
Starting on Friday in New York, he'll stand on a pillar without sleep or food for 72 hours with nothing but a special metal suit protecting him from being zapped.
In the past, Blaine, 39, has been buried, trapped in ice, trapped in a glass box, and spent ridiculously long periods submerged underwater or hanging upside down. He says his latest feat will take him to new limits of endurance.
"I don't think I'll ever, ever top this," he told journalists on Tuesday.
