“American illusionist David Blaine blacked out on Friday while holding his breath underwater in preparation for his latest daredevil stunt. Blaine was at a pool in New York City when he passed out while training to break a world record by holding his breath underwater for nine minutes. He blamed the incident on his brutal regime, telling PageSix.com, “I’ve been working too hard and I’m already dieting, so missing one meal can really mess me up.” The illusionist will spend seven days submerged underwater in a fishbowl-like sphere and will then attempt to break the record. Filming will begin on his latest special, David Blaine: Drowned Alive, on Monday at Lincoln Center Square in New York City.”

Everytime David Blaine is about to do one of his stunts, something goes wrong at the last minute to remind us that it’s real, but then, in the eleventh hour he really does sit in the box, or lie down in the ice bag, or hang upside down from a wall, or drench himself living, or whatever he does. “I really am going to hold my breath under water for a week! See? I almost died while ‘practicing holding my breath.’ Do you believe me now?” Are we really supposed to think this is incident is an accident? Hogwash! Bah! It’s scripted. It’s PR. Honestly though, I do love it. The world is a better place with David Blaine in it. I do believe that.