David Blaine Begins A Week Underwater

Illusionist David Blaine is in a world of his own for his next stunt. Literally. Blaine has sunk himself into a 2.5m acrylic sphere in New York as part of his most recent attempt at the outrageous. Blaine intends to stay underwater for 7 days before attempting his most daunting challenge to date: Holding his breath for almost 9 minutes.

In the past, David Blaine has been buried alive for seven days, he has been frozen in a block of ice for 61 hours, he has perched himself up a 90 pole for 35 hours, and more recently, has suspended himself in a glass box over the River Thames for 44 days.