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"The show at Manhattan's Pier 54 calls for 1 million volts of electricity to flow from one Tesla coil to another, across his metal-clad body — for
72 hours, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. He's going without food and without a good night's sleep, with electricity crackling around him constantly."
Illusionist David Blaine goes for shock-factor with his latest ‘Electrified’ stunt
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, October 6, 2:40 AM
NEW YORK — Daredevil stuntman David Blaine lit up New York’s Pier 54 on Friday for his latest high voltage feat.
The illusionist is scheduled to spend three days and nights standing in the middle of a million volts of electric currents streamed by tesla coils.
The stunt is called “Electrified: <span style="font-weight: bold">One Million Volts</span> Always On.”
“Electrified” also is being streamed on YouTube, thanks to computing company Intel. Viewing stations are located in London, Beijing, Tokyo
and Sydney. Viewers at the stations are able to control the coils.
The 39-year-old Blaine is wearing a chainmail bodysuit as a barrier between himself and the electric currents.
Blaine’s past stunts include hanging upside down over Central Park, being buried alive and encased in a block of ice. source:
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