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Dude’s crazy! Apparently ”illusionist” David Blaine plans to hang upside down in Central Park for 60 hours, (over two days!) At 8:30 this morning, Blaine was hoisted six stories high, and he plans to remain suspended until 11 pm on Wednesday. Blaine’s physician, Dr. Ronald Ruben, told ABCNews.com, “How he does this I’m not 100 percent sure. 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.”  Ok Doc, how much were you paid to say that? According to medical experts, Blaine could also temporarily go blind after hanging for that length of time. 

What prompted Blaine to dangle? He says Harry Houdini is his inspiration. “I always liked that idea of being upside down,” Blaine says. “So I started experimenting on how long could somebody actually be put upside down. And there was no documentation of it. Nobody really had research on it. I invited doctors to kind of look and watch me as I was doing experiments. And although the dangers are high, I think there’s a way to override that. “ Blaine’s previous stunts include being buried underground for seven days, and being encased in a block of ice in Time’s Square for 63 hours. At least he’s used to catheters, huh?

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