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Kimbo Slice vs. David Blaine

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I'll say in defense of Blaine he does have some decent card tricks. Apparently he's got otherwordly ability to absorb punishment and you'll be able to see that yourself tonight:

Tonight David Blaine will push the limits of the human body once again with his "Dive of Death" two hour special, which airs on ABC beginning at 9 p.m. ET tonight (September 24).

Basically he’ll hang upside down by a thin wire, five stories in the air over Wollman Rink in New York City’s Central Park. For three days and three nights (72 hours) he’ll stay suspended from the wire without a safety net of any kind.

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Leading up to the mysterious conclusion of the "Dive of Death" ABC will air footage of Blaine performing various other magic tricks while on a cross country road trip.

One of the stunts Blaine has on tape that will be part of the broadcast will be him showing off his ability to absorb a punch to the stomach from Elite XC heavyweight fighter Kimbo Slice. The stunt is designed as a tribute to Blaine’s hero Harry Houdini, who died from injuries inflicted from punches to the stomach, according to FightLinker.com.

One really hopes for Kimbo's sake the symbolism he seems to be the physical manifestation for eventually translates into in-ring abilities. That or there is a huge bubble about to pop.

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I just saw video of Blaine standing up when he’s suppose to be hanging upside down for 60 hrs. They said he comes down once an hour for a medical check and water. However, many people have said he’s been coming down three times an hour.

by steveoc24 on Sep 24, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Pah, he shouldn’t be coming down at all! Why can’t he drink water upside down!? Some f*cking magician he is, what a fix!!!

by Rob J Nathan on Sep 24, 2008 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Blaine is a fraud ...

He stands up for several minutes every hour to get “checked” by medical personnel.

If Kimbo participated in this it is even more evidence he has gone Hollywood.

by thetakeover on Sep 25, 2008 12:36 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Of course he's a fraud.

He’s a magician. They’re all frauds. They perform magic tricks and illusions to fool and entertain an audience.

by FRANKIE on Sep 25, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pfffft!

I know they really saw ladies in half!

But I think the difference here is that he’s not portraying this as a trick or illusion, but rather as a feat of human ability. If he stuck to street magic (which is still awesome by the way), power to him. Once he started claiming super human powers – then the door is open for people to scoff and sneer.

by mythbuster on Sep 25, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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