David Blaine is not a magician, he's just talented:



After watching this explanation of his 17 minute breath holding demonstration, I have a lot more respect for this guy.

I do not really consider him a magician or trickster anymore, he's just a skilled individual that's really in tuned with his body.

Evidence of actual supernatural, but natural, phenomenon that scientists recognize.

For those who are new to TED,

"TED is a small nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Since then its scope has become ever broader. Along with the annual TED Conference in Long Beach, California, and the TEDGlobal conference in Oxford UK, TED includes the award-winning TEDTalks video site, the Open Translation Program, the new TEDx community program, this year's TEDIndia Conference and the annual TED Prize."
+ http://www.ted.com

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