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And I'm bored with you. Now shag off so the adults can talk about David Blaine. In an attempt to violently jerk this thread back on topic and out of the clutches of the ignorant masses... actually that leads me into a neat transition. I find my optimism was misplaced. I had hoped most...

Or snapped his neck on impact. You know, whatever. Am I the only one who didn't sleep through physics in high school? I don't care how you think you could set up the stunt. You're obviously in no position to tell a daredevil how to do his job. Falling from 60 feet in the air into a...

Translation: I've never gotten reactions like that before. And people wonder why magicians get such a bad rap... What Blaine needs right now is constructive criticism and support from the magic community. Same as he always did. Unfortunately, it seems a certain percentage of the...

No offense to you, but it's not as if I expect a lot of intelligent discourse from such a place. In my experience, the truly intelligent and mature athletes very rarely post online. Most of them have jobs.

Not necessarily. Mediocrity enjoys more of the same. Face it, if not for guys like me who rock the boat by our very natures, this place would be a lot more boring.

Do a handstand for an hour and get back to me when you have a clue. I find it incredible that no one calling Blaine a fake seems to know what a stroke is and what it can do to you. I'm not a doctor. I'm not even CPR certified. But sweet chocolate Buddha, even I can recognize an obvious...

The favorite insult of every artist up their own *ss. I wasn't able to see the special because I was at a Toastmasters competition, so I'm waiting for the YouTube videos.

This makes it difficult for me to break out of my usual cynicism. I didn't think this was going to make much of a difference to Blaine, but apparently some were right. Let's make this clear. Blaine's stunts are supposed to be "death defying". Not suicidal. Hanging upside down...

Beg your pardon? I just don't see why this is some big deal that the news media are trying to make it out to be. You're spitting at the sky. Being different from the rabble around here is something I consider a compliment. The further I can distance myself from the average magician...

They don't want it per se. But what women do want is a guy who is not afraid to go for what he wants, who is assertive, and who is obviously desirable to other women. You can have all those qualities without being an unlikable d*ckhead, it's just easier to be a d*ckhead for guys who are...

If magic is a part of your life, there's no problem with wanting to let other people in on that. But if you can't get the girl without the card tricks, then you probably won't get her without them. And even if you do, good luck keeping her. The problem I see with a lot of magicians and...

Oh look at that, I'm right again. It's a sad evaluation of our culture when the threat of death is not considered as thrilling as certain death.

That doesn't answer my question. What is there to figure out? Hanging upside down = death Regular stretches and check-ups = not death That about covers it.

Sounds about right. People who aren't impressed anymore because he's getting check-ups don't seem to understand the gravity of the situation. Then again, given the tendencies of this generation, the only thing David could do that would impress any of them is to wrestle a tiger shark while...

Do a handstand for an hour.

I don't see this being particularly bad. No human being could survive being suspended upside down that long continuously. The body just isn't built for that sort of thing. Sounds to me like Fox are still just gloating about catching Criss Angel.

In the course of reading this thread, I came up with my own method on how this could be done. Part of it is based on a concept by Mark Edward, but the whole thing seems to work in my head. Honestly, I somehow doubt this effect has been released. If you like the concept enough, then it...

Apparently, whoever is posting the entries is a fan of David's. Until you brought it up, this didn't even show up on my radar. That's how little effect it has on me.

How about the reflection of magic to the times. PT Selbit created the sawing-in-half illusion during the 1920's and performed it at the Grand Guignol. Harry Houdini was an escape artist in the early 20th century. Robert-Houdin took magic out of the dark ages and was the first performer...

I'm going to recommend Practical Mental Magic and Bob Cassidy's Fundamentals over 13 Steps. The former two are specifically designed with accessability in mind, whereas 13 Steps is meant to put everything in context. It's a little daunting for beginners, so I would say that PMM and...