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For David Blaine, danger is a way of
living. In other words, life without danger is a waste of time. Magician and
illusionist David Blaine will be hanging upside down for a long time without a
safety net 50 feet above New York’s Central Park. He will be hanging in the position for
about 60 hours.
Dr. Massimo Napolitano of the Hackensack University
Medical Center
in New Jersey
told the Bergen Record that hanging upside down for a long time increases blood
pressure in the head, especially in the eyes. That could lead to blindness.
“My biggest concern for him is possible
clotting in the veins of his eyes, causing blindness,” Dr Napolitano told the
paper.
Dr. Napolitano says there is a risk of
swelling and cramps in internal organs and clots in the veins of the eyes.
“If I listened to what all the doctors told
me, I wouldn't have done any of the things that I’ve done,” Blaine said, as quoted by the Daily News. “The
human organism can endure much more than we think we can.”
Blaine’s previous challenges include holding his breath for more than 17
minutes in a water tank, spending 63 hours encased in a block of ice in Times
Square and fasting for 44 days while suspended above the Thames.
On April 30 he left his audience breathless
by staying underwater and holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds on
“The Oprah Winfrey Program.” After the stunt, Blaine told Winfrey that breaking the record
was “a lifelong dream,” although he was hoping to make it for 23 minutes.
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