hollywoodgrind.com - 4/30/2008
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David Blaine (35) really did set a new world record Wednesday for holding his breath. The time, 17 minutes and 4 seconds. His left attempt was after spending a prolonged period of time in a water sphere leaving him weak. He had seizures when pulled from the water sphere on his first attempt. This time, he was alert and relaxed.
How did he do it? Blood doping.
Blaine used a low ...
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... never done it with such a high heart rate.”
Blaine told the viewers it was his ‘lifelong dream’ to do this stunt and insisted it didn’t involve any trick or cheats.
“There’s no enhancement, no cheating,” he told Winfrey, adding that while he makes his living as a magician, his stunts were about pushing the limits of the human body.
Blaine had earlier failed his attempt at the record two years ago, when he had seizures when pulled from the water sphere. But this time… it was a different ...
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