David Blaine: What Is The Point? - Page 2
But there are certain health considerations that simple conditioning cannot address. During his ordeal, Blaine will not eat or sleep. He will urinate through a catheter. And doctors not involved with the stunt say there are definite risks involved with his attempt.
"He's practiced a lot, but I'm not sure how long he has done it," Ruden said. "I'm pretty certain that the longest he has done it so far is around six hours."
However, he has been roundly criticized for not staying upside down for a total of sixty hours, but for taking breaks about once an hour to stand on a raised platform, go pee and get a once-over by doctors:
Yesterday we (and others) pointed out that "magician" David Blaine is a big fat cheater, because his current death-defying stunt—hanging upside-down in Central Park for 60 hours—involves hourly ten-minute breaks. As one commenter put it, "I'm going to eat a thousand hard-boiled eggs, but I'm only going to eat one a day for a thousand days, because otherwise I might get sick." Yes, that about sums it up.
For his part, David's spokesguy says that there was no intent to stay upside down for the whole sixty hours:
Rubenstein Associates represents David Blaine and I personally have handled publicity for every one of his challenges. There has been no claim that David 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. About once every hour, David comes upright for about five minutes for a medical and equipment check. He has something to drink and he relieves himself, something even David can't do upside down.
And I point you to the above ABC News article, where it says:
Considering the various health hazards Blaine may face as he hangs in the position for about 60 hours....During his ordeal, Blaine will not eat or sleep. He will urinate through a catheter.
Hmm. Sounds pretty much to me like he was supposed to hang upside down for sixty consecutive hours and pee through a tube. Continued on the next page
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