David Blaine's embarrassing Dive of Death video
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Magician David Blaine was booed by an on-looking audience at the anti-climactic end to his Dive of Death stunt in New York City last night.
The US illusionist was taunted by members of the crowd throughout his three-day stunt amid claims he cheated by not hanging upside down for the duration, as expected.
Instead the 35 year-old took hourly breaks, standing on a platform to drink water and urinate to the disappointment of fans.
And at the end of a two-hour finale live on US television Blaine ignored the constant boos and waved to the crowd before jumping from the top of the 44-ft high metal frame that had been holding him up for the previous 60 hours (not including breaks!).
But even that was pathetic as he was clearly harnessed and attached to a wire as he slowly neared the ground before being hoisted into the night sky to "disappear".
Well, he was wearing black and there were no lights on him, so most people would likely disappear anyway wouldn't they?
The ridicule Blaine suffered echoed what he got from the British public as he spent six weeks crouched in a 7ft by 3ft box over the River Thames in 2003.
But back then people even threw missiles at him, so maybe this latest trick wasn't that bad.
Judge for yourself - here's some amateur footage of Blaine's "Dive of Death" last night...
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