Blaine and the Dive of Death
David Blaine says he feels like his head's going to explode. Us, too!
And that's not just because of his latest public stunt, which involves hanging upside down like a bat over Central Park's Wollman Rink until sometime tomorrow, 60 hours in all.
It's also due to this photo, which threatens to forever bespoil that famous "Spider-Man" inverted kiss between Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. Curse you, Blaine!
Turns out that's not the only "Spider-Man" connection.
This obviously attention-starved street magician has already pulled off tricks like being encased in a block of ice for 63 hours, getting buried alive for seven days, and spending 44 days (to the tune of near-constant jeering) in a plexiglass box near the Thames. When last some of us saw him, he was holding his breath for 17 minutes, 4.4 seconds on "Oprah," breaking the world record and boosting ratings on the Emmy-backlogged afternoon chat show.
He starved himself before this latest public display, and there's a chance that he'll suffer internal injuries and/or lose his sight. Good times!
For his trouble, he's just been nominated for the first-ever Houdini Award, doled out by The Houdini Museum in Scranton (the place that holds the annual Halloween Houdini seance on the anniversary of the legendary illusionist's death). He beats out Criss Angel, David Copperfield, and Penn and Teller, who apparently aren't as willing to risk death for our amusement.
Check ABC tomorrow night for a live show -- it's premiere week! -- to see the resolution and how many vital organs Blaine ends up sacrificing for his craft.
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