David Blaine is the devil-incarnate. Well, that’s what our lovely Catholic mama believes because he can do things that no other man can do. Like? Well how about freezing himself for 60 hours, or burying himself alive, or hanging out in Los Angeles and pulling card tricks in skid row. Nobody does shit like that. And now, the man who speaks like if he’s just smoked a spliff the size of a banana is planning to hang upside down for three days or until his nuts are entrenched in his throat permanently.

The magician’s latest stunt, called the “Dive of Death,” began 8:30 this morning as he was hoisted into position. The effort will reportedly culminate in Blaine dropping to the ground at 11 p.m. Wednesday. Dr. Ronald Ruden, Blaine’s physician, told ABCNews.com that when he first heard the name of the stunt, “It scared the crap out of me.”

And out of anyone, frankly. But what does David Blaine think?

“I always liked that idea of being upside down,” Blaine said. “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. ”

We’re not so sure it’s that easy to override your head exploding. One of the major dangers facing Blaine is permanent blindness, and unless Val Kilmer taught him something in “At First Sight”, you really can’t override that.

Hanging Upside Down, David Blaine Risks Health [ABC News]
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