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Illusionist David Blaine seems to have a death wish, if his latest event is anything to go by. In what must be one of the strangest stunts of all time Blaine will be placed in shackles and suspended 50ft above New York, in a spinning gyroscope. While that in itself is difficult, prior to attempting to break out of the shackles Blaine will be spending 2 days, spread eagled, inside the spinning object!

The gyroscope has been fitted with a motor to ensure that it will be moving for the full 48 hours, ensuring that if Blaine manages to sleep (which experts say is impossible) the sphere will still be spinning and rotating. As he will probably be spinning for the full 2 days, his body will not be able to adapt to sleep nor will he be able to eat or drink (without repercussion!).

The stunt has been arranged in conjunction with two charities:- the Salvation Army and Target with 100 children in need likely to receive a surprise Christmas present, although details of the presents have yet to be released. Past exploits from Blaine include spending a week inside a glass coffin; being encased in ice and even suggestions of something unsavory with a pig. In Blaine’s last major event he was suspended over a glass box in London for 44 days, during which time he was taunted with food and drinks from the crowds below.

Quite how he expects to survive is anybody’s guess, but surely one day these crazy stunts will catch up with the “entertainer”. As his stunts become ever more outrageous, he is opening himself to ridicule, or is he looking to follow in the footsteps of his great hero Houdini?

What does this man do for fun? – apparently spin on gyroscopes!