November 21, 2006
David Blaine Spins Over Times Square
If you ever thought that strapping yourself into a spinning gyroscope in 30-something degree weather for two days would be a good idea, then consider yourself David Blaine's kindred spirit.
This morning, as audience members and the press anxiously waited in the cold, the illusionist-showman embarked on his latest stunt: Hanging from a gyroscope over a former parking lot on West 46th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue for two days. Oh, and he's shackled, and must come out by 6AM Thursday morning, in order to make it in time for the Target 2 Day Sale.
Yes, Target is sponsoring the stunt and will give $500 gift certificates to 100 kids identified by the Salvation Army - if David makes it in time! (It's unclear if the kids will still get the gift certificates if David gets out early to too late; we think, for the sake of the kids, that Target will not be Scrooges and will give them their gift certificates.)
David Blaine was strapped into the gyroscope, which was being tinkered with until the last minute, including attaching a pair of black boots to the frame. Blaine said with the cold weather and the disastrous test runs of the gyroscope, so this could very well be "the most difficult thing I've ever faced." We love how everything is the most difficult thing ever.
(More pictures below)
It seems like Gyroscope David will be lowered from time to time, because he mentioned that kids would be able give him a spin every so often. Maybe he'll lowered down for bodily functions and the like - while still strapped in, of course.
Once he was raised above the crowd, he started spinning and everyone cheered. It looked very dizzying, but he seemed to be having fun. But we're still unclear as to how he's going to keep warm.
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I'd like to see a stunt where David Blaine tries to eat ten cans of beans and hold his farts in.
please God Subzero temperatures for the next week. But knowing "tricky dick" blaine he's probably got hot wind fans blowing hot air to him.
somebody get a air gun or paint gun and shoot him in the face or nuts.
..he's soooo dreamy!
*yawn*
Who knows: maybe the subtle but persistent g-force will dislodge whatever is in his brain that makes him so self-important.
I hate this guy.
Anybody know where I can get a slingshot?
Walked up to see him for myself at lunch. He's not hurting anyone (Other than possibly himself!) so what's the harm?
I'm still wondering how much money this pulls in for him...
it's so cool to maake fun of things - it shows how smart i am!
...I know...what an a$$hole for doing a "stunt" for charity. Someone please throw things at him and show off how much better you are than he is. The human race is truly pathetic, case in point...all of you morons that find this to be a problem. Please do us all a favor and commit suicide so the rest of us can have a real reason to give thanks today!
It's for a good cause. Brilliant. Go Target, Go Blaine.
I would like to see David Blane perform a stunt of real importance . How about a threesome with two midgets stoned out of there minds on crack ! That would be worth the price of admission . Just to see this guy in a real life struggle with the real enemy here . Himself ! PRICELESS!!!!!
It's an amazing fact to do something like that, but in the end it's just commercial. Some people allready know how to earn money with shit.
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DAVID BLAINE is so great for doing this, and all you haters out there..ewww, he is so hot too so thats a bonus..i LOVE him, but he needs to stop doing crazy stunts because what if he dies??? then im gunna CRY and...i DONT know...
he is the man!!! so lay off him none of you have the balls to do what he does so f off. he is doing it for charity so that is cool. no matter what you all say he is the man!!!
Here's the problem with people saying "this stunt is a charitable, good thing": if you do the math, the mere 500 dollars Target is spending on each of the 100 kids selected by the Salvation Army is NOTHING compared to the hundreds of thousands of dollars it spent buying the advertising space in Times Square, much less the area blocked off for the stunt and all the press kits it took to get word out about the event. $50,000. That's how much charity Target is giving to those kids, and we all know that Target is worth much, much more. This isn't just a charitable thing, it's a publicity stunt, and it's worked... Target's convinced more than half of you that's it's truly a charitable organization, when it's really just throwing pennies at a couple of kids while it spends millions on ads. Drops in a bucket, and it's pitiful.
THIs guy is soo swwet of what he does and how he acts he's totally right on the money he gives to charity (i wish i was one of those kids i want him to come to moorhead and show all the stundents here what magic can do lol he's like mah hero in every way just thought I"II drop a couple of lines for you Mr.Blaine
I luv David Blaine he is sooooo hott and I'll of that don't like wat he is doing are just haters.
Because he is the best and hottest thing around.
Acts of kindness, large or small, have the same importance and a positive impact regardless of how it is done. The world would be a better place if human kind would spend half as much time in doing positive things that impacts others as they do in negative thoughts and actions.
Thank you David Blaine for your acts of kindess.
I went to that stunt he is so sexy thats my Husband as u already know.Just playin.LOVE DAVID BLAINE!!!! CALL ME.
i think that the stunt was pretty sweet, but he could have made it something more dificult because we all no this guy is crazy with stunts. If he can levetate then he can rotate. The guy kisk ass but he need to think of something besides defying gravity seem more like a daredevil then a magician.
i think that the stunt was pretty sweet, but he could have made it something more dificult because we all no this guy is crazy with stunts. If he can levetate then he can rotate. The guy kisk ass but he need to think of something besides defying gravity seem more like a daredevil then a magician.
jembut kabeh koe!!!!