thesuperficial.com - 4/30/2008
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David Blaine broke the Guiness World Record today for holding one's breath. David held his breath underwater for 17 minutes 4 seconds. That's pretty amazing considering one time I got water up my nose in the shower and fled my house in terror. Probably should've grabbed a towel first.... The AP reports:
The feat was broadcast live during "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and the studio audience ...
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David Blaine World Record
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... The old record was 16 minutes and 32 seconds by Switzerland’s Peter Colat, according to Guinness World Records.
“I feel great,” the silver wetsuit-clad American said as he was pulled to the surface. “I actually started to doubt I was going to make it because I’d 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 ...
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