If David Blaine Met Harry Houdini? | LIVE from the NYPL

Recorded on March 16th, 2015 at the New York Public Library
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For more than a decade, David Blaine has been attracting the world’s attention with his high-profile endurance stunts and bringing a new style of close up magic to the people. Now, he comes to LIVE from the NYPL to open the Spring 2015 season.
Starting his career as a magician who appeared to do the impossible with a deck of cards, DAVID BLAINE was soon seeking out that which seems physically impossible, and actually doing it. Blaine has been buried alive in New York City for a week; encased inside a six-ton block of ice for three days and three nights; he stood atop a 100-foot-tall pillar in Bryant Park for 36 hours without a safety net; survived on nothing but water inside a transparent box in London for 44 days; and spent one week submerged in a sphere-shaped aquarium at Lincoln Center, after which he attempted to break the world record for breath holding. He later succeeded live on The Oprah Winfrey show, holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

[@domodomo43]

I honestly believe that Blaine has accomplished more than Houdini has. And its significantly harder to perform illusions at a time when everything is recorded and can be played back, slowed down, or reversed.

[@willz6997]

Houdini was just known as the first to do it. Just like Armstrong on the moon.

[@legionclan8420]

He hasn’t… you just don’t know enough ab Houdini😂😂 that man was the goat

[@1878reddevil]

Why so short?

[@scottdavidson1024]

Anyone know where I can watch the whole interview?

[@一脸滑稽-k5v]

Cool !

[@johnabrams8148]

HOUDINI escaped from prisons and jails all over the world. Unfortunately none of the movies and TV shows about HH really showed the wonders that he performed year after year after year. Here is a link to just one.
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