September 22, 2008
David Blaine Starts Upside-Down Stunt Over Wollman Rink
Street illusionist-stunt fiend David Blaine embarked on his 60-hour project to hang upside over Wollman Rink in Central Park. While doctors say his head won't explode from doing The Dive of Death (as it's called for his ABC special), he could very well go blind.
Last week, at a press conference with Donald Trump (Trump operates Wollman Rink), Blaine demonstrated his upside-down hanging skills. He told reporters he stopped eating a week ago, "I dropped twenty pounds, which makes it easier on the body and I don't have to go to the bathroom number two." Like his Lincoln Center fishbowl stunt, he will be using a catheter. As for the reason why, he said, "The point of all these things is I think we can endure much more than we think we can. Like, I think we can take everything – we can turn our world upside down, but we can still endure because human beings are amazing."
The Donald agreed, "I have learned from David. You would really think that some of the things he’s done are not physically or mentally possible. You can do things in your own mind that you don’t think you can do.”
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It looks like his head is already about to explode.
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I'd rather watch Trump hang upside down. I'm interested in the effects of gravity on an inverted combover.
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Donald, I think it's time to shave your head.
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This is so boring. An escape artist or magician is interesting because they DO things, this guy just puts himself in unpleasant situations for a really long time. Who cares?
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His head WON'T explode? Dang.
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@ #1, Donald or Blaine?
I feel like Trumps head always looks like it'll explode due to a collar and necktie not suited for...people without necks.
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Douche introduces another douche, even worse.
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I really don't think the biker look works well with the Donald. The guy needs a haircut.
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This guy is getting tedious.
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Please go blind, please go blind, please go blind...
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This picture looks like it is upside down. Donald Trump's head/face look like it's about to blow, and his hair is stapled to his head that's why it's not hanging.
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tiresome
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Is this just a stunt to introduce Trump's new condo hotel located at the soon to be torn down Wollman Rink?
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I'm totally rooting against him.
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Wollman Rink will be torn down for more condos? Link please.
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any guy who voluntarily uses a catheter is crazy.
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Trump and Blaine are the greatest and most amazing human beings on Earth. They have more greatness in their pinky fingers than all the commenters here combined, including me.
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In case anyone's wondering, in that picture, Blaine is thinking, "Dude, I can see right through to your bald spot."
Actually, Trump looks a little demonic in that pic. Was it taken by the same woman who took the pictures of McCain? Of course, he also looks a little like recent William Shatner there.
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"Your magic is old and outdated, Trump! twah..."
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Is he dead yet? Is he dead yet?
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this is such a con. Blaine looked all red and ready to pass out just by being upside down for ten minutes next to Donald. How is he going to survive 3 days of it? easy. Just like how he does his other tricks. Stunt double. He just gets out at 3 in the moring and switches shifts with a haggard looking dude with bloated makeup prosthetics. Everyone's like "david blaine has amazing physical stamina" while he's in a hidden compartment eating graham crackers and hot cocoa.
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Just in- Donald Trump is getting ready to attach the Golden Trump letters down Blaine's upside down torso. Condos surely will follow shortly.
www.jewssip.com
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The Donald will soon have his own 'hanging engagement' at a service station with his last mistress. Onlookers will even be encouraged to strike the flaccid "Real Estate Il Duce" repeatedly with blunt objects "to see if he went blind".
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I headed down last night around 10 and he was hanging probably 6 feet off the ground, talking to people and siging autographs. I got my picture with him, which was pretty cool. There was a huge line and he posed and talked with everyone. Even if you don't like him, it's cool to check out with whole production with the background of Central Park.
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I stopped by a few hours after midnight when there weren't many people watching. He was standing on the platform chatting with a guy for 30 minutes. Was a little bummed that I didn't even see him upside down while I was there.