I believe it is safe to say magician/illusionist David Blaine landed on his feet with no apparent damage after hanging upside down in New York's Central Park for 60 hours.

The stuntman completed his latest "Dive of Death" number on Wednesday by plummeting 40 feet and disappearing into the night, like the true magician he is.

Delayed by President Bush's speech, little after 11 p.m., Blaine essentially bungee jumped from atop a 44-foot-high platform. According to Daily News, Blaine dropped down and touched "the stage below lightly with his toes before cables pulled him back up. He then hung in the air like a sack of potatoes with a goofy grin on his face, occasionally kicking his legs as though he were running." Instead of cheers, the crowd started booing, with an onlooker telling the paper it was "ridiculous," and "everybody was robbed of their time."

Blaine announced in late August he would push his body to a new limit by hanging upside down for three days and two nights. However, in order to avoid health hazards such as hemorrhaging and blindness, the 35-year-old illusionist was seen taking regular breaks -10 minutes every hour-on his feet to drink liquids, urinate and undergo medical checks, which might have gotten some people, who believed he would remain suspended for 60 consecutive hours, confused.

There has been no claim that Blaine was going to hang upside down for 60 hours without a break. In all of his discussions with the media, he said he would have to occasionally get his head above his heart and lower his legs to correct circulation.

According to Blaine's personal physician, "He seems to have the ability to use his mind to control his body to not experience pain and discomfort, as well as take away his basic drives to eat and sleep and defy his fear."

This stunt was the latest of his public tricks in the Big Apple. In 2000, the daredevil spent 61 hours inside a block of ice in the middle of Times Square. In 2002, Blaine stood for 35 hours atop a 90-foot pillar behind the New York Public Library. In 2006, he lived for a week underwater in an acrylic sphere in front of Lincoln Center.

If you are David Blaine, you do not get a lot of rest before you have to plan your next stunt. The magician recently made history by holding his breath for more than 17 minutes - and there were rumors he is preparing to attempt breaking the world record for sleep deprivation.

Blaine, who became known for his on-the-spot magic tricks in his "David Blaine: Street Magic" show which aired 10 years ago on ABC, is currently one of the world’s foremost magicians, but he still has to live up to his reputation, which includes all sorts of strange, near-death stunts like the one he just completed.