The Blaine game

aphexmonster · Post by **aphexmonster** » 2003-09-15 07:20pm

On the plus side, a young woman flashed her breasts at him. Passing tugboats and tourist boats in the Thames River honk in support.

w00t ... time to fast for boobies

This is obviously proof of why hes up there.

El Moose Monstero · Post by **El Moose Monstero** » 2003-09-16 10:22am

Well, I did say it... didnt think it would be this soon.

AOL News wrote: DAVID Blaine today faced the most violent attempt yet to sabotage his bid to survive in a box over the Thames, when a man tried to cut off his water supply.

The American illusionist was woken just before 5am after his attacker scaled a scaffold support tower connected to his cage over the Thames in central London.

The man then tried to cut through the cable that has been supplying water to the 30-year-old star during his 44-day starvation stunt.

London's Evening Standard newspaper said Blaine's tormentor also tugged at other vital mooring cables, rocking Blaine's makeshift home, and shouted: "Go home David, go back to America. We don't want you here, I'm going to rock you.''

Police arrested the man but are still hunting two accomplices, who are thought to have diverted Blaine's security guards.

Guards on the ground shone a torch in the man's face and eventually persuaded him to come down.

Police, ambulances and fire engines were called to the scene.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The man threw water bottles and other objects from the tower and tried to cut through water and cable lines connected to the tower, but without success.

"A man in his forties was arrested for criminal damage and was taken to a south London police station.''

The incident comes after the New Yorker faced eggs, golf balls and insults from passers-by aiming to provoke a reaction. Others have bared their breasts or bottoms or banged drums to keep Blaine awake at night.

Coaan · Post by **Coaan** » 2003-09-16 10:46am

Faram wrote:
Colonel Olrik wrote:
"He's on a mission," declares Steffyanna Bronski.

Yeah, sure, whatever you say. Right now his body is eating itself and the man is dying for money, fame and attention. He's an insult to people who really starve to death and he'd be better as a prostitute, selling his body for sex is much more healthier than torturing it for one and a half months.
Rather effective diet for loosing weight, that being said he will be lucky to survive.

Like hell it is....you'll loose weight very quickly like that, yes...but too much weight loss too quickly is a very very bad thing...

That and his muscles will be worth shit after they've atropfied for sitting absolutely idle for a month and a half

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-16 11:43am

Blaine wants to do this because he still feels he has to suffer for his mother dying when he was a kid, that's why he does such stunts that may seem reckless and simply attention wanting.

And yes, he does want to die onscreen or in public, some reckon this may be his last stunt.

As to the stunt itself, aside from the hilarious attempts to get him to give up, he really isn't doing himself any favours in only drinking water. Unless the water contains electrolytes, he's going to be literally pissing away any chance at succeeding at this stunt. Even the Irish Republican hunger strikers took salt supplements. He'll soon run critically short of salt within three weeks and down goes his blood pressure and with it his conciousness.

Two days of fasting though is where the body switches to starvation mode where body fats like glycerol are broken down and converted to glucose, this includes skeletal muscle burning fatty acids. The glucose is primarily reserved for the brain since it is the preferred fuel for proper functioning, the rest of the body burns up the fatty acids which produce ketone bodies used in the brain as well. After 3 weeks the body will be fully running in starvation mode and 80% of its energy will be in the form of ketones.

After that the body starts to waste away, the brain is always top priority so the rest of the organ system will syetmatically sacrafice itself for the brain in order to keep it running.

When all the fat has been metabolised, that's it; game over.

BoredShirtless · Post by **BoredShirtless** » 2003-09-16 12:19pm

Yesh. Let's hope he's getting some salt then.

Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2003-09-16 12:28pm

There should be laws against commiting suicide in public. It's disgusting and I'm glad he didn't choose my city to perform the stunt.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-16 06:13pm

44 days without food. Who does he think he is, a supermodel? Why can't he do that trick he did on South Park where he told someone to think of a card, and then the card they were thinking of came out of his ass?

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-09-17 01:55pm

Rumour has it that he has vitamins and stuff in the water.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-09-17 02:05pm

If he was doing it for charity, then it would be acceptable, even laudable, but as it stands this is attention-whoring, plain and simple.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2003-09-17 02:07pm

Someone should make up a new "attention whore" pic.

Humey · Post by **Humey** » 2003-09-17 10:00pm

Actually, he wont die or anything..

He does have some fun things to look forward to...

When his fat reserves run out (should be about 15 days or so) His body will start to break down his muscles...

Now.. cos of this he will only be using Ketone bodies as energy, and that makes ALOT of acidic by products. His blood is going to burn!

It will be amazingly painful. When he comes out he'll be fooked.

But, he wont die or anything. He was in pretty good shape before he went in and had alot of advice before.

I think he has a white sheet to hide behind for taking a piss/shit/wanking.

p.s Yes, im super newbie here. Wooo 3 posts.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-09-17 10:14pm

Blaine did seem to have done some body building prior to this stunt, but as soon as he uses up all the fat reserves in his body that is it, no more fuel can be burnt and that means death.

Though I'm assuming his friends and family will stop him from doing something stupid like that, I doubt this is the way he'd like to go out as it were.

Oh yeah, welcome to SD.net, enjoy your eternal stay in virtual hell.

Solid Snake · Post by **Solid Snake** » 2003-09-17 10:32pm

When he dies, they should leave him up there as an example to people to "Not try stupid shit like this."

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2003-09-17 10:42pm

And a follow up to my previous joke: 44 days without food? Who does he think he is, a supermodel? Will his next stunt be showing off the latest fall fashions, or starring in "Ally McBeal"?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-09-17 11:00pm

No one in GB has a paintball gun? And for me, 8 hours without food is hell.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-09-17 11:23pm

He`ll never make the 44 days,he will quit long before that.
the call of nature will soon bring him back to reality "food & fuck"

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2003-09-18 02:04pm

To quote Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox "44 days is fuck all, When i was a model i lived 2 and a half years on just water and fags"

victorhadin · Post by **victorhadin** » 2003-09-19 08:22am

Mucho respect to the guy, I say. Such a feat is really no more pointless and no less dangerous than, say, scaling Everest or trekking over the Antarctic, and we hold those feats in high esteem.

Attention-grabbing, maybe. But he is a magician, and that is what he does. This is by all means an impressive feat.

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