Acts Of Stupidity
Filed under: David Blaine
David Blaine is planning his latest stunt - to break the word record for staying awake the longest.
The previous world record is 11 1/2 days.
Explains Blaine of his latest endurance stunt:
"It's been tried before. In 1959, Peter Tripp stayed awake eight days, but it resulted in permanent brain damage. In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner did it for a high school science project. He lasted 11½ days but recovered fully. No damage. A guy in London tried but fell short. Another did 19 hours but slept two hours each night, so that doesn't count. Also he was seated in a rocking chair. If I do this thing, which you claim I'm doing, I'll do it on my feet. Standing up.
After 36 hours of sleep deprivation it's like being drunk, 72 hours and paranoia sets in, Day Four the mind goes into hallucinations and you're dreaming while awake. The problem is there's no way to know how to offset brain damage or to train for this because there isn't sufficient research. I believe the first guy's mistake was not being in great physical condition. Also he used stimulants to keep awake, which I assume did him in.
All that I do will be open and documented. My income's going to the Brooke Medical Center, which helps kids, and my research to science. For instance, we already know dietary restriction is a retardation of aging and disease. When you overeat your body must work and it gets tired. If I eat medicinally, my body will be entire.
I'm dropping 30 pounds. I do two hours every day on the treadmill. I'm on a raw diet that includes brown rice. No red meat. No animal products besides cooked fish."
Good luck with that.
Nutjob!
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wow. 1?
I hope he doesn't smoke a bunch of crystal meth to accomplish this feat. Jesus.
id say about 4th
first!
id say about 4th not 1st
id say about 4th not 1st
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
This hump already has brain damage !
I want to do that, first? lol
absolutly nuts, think I'll go take a nap.
He's crrrrazy…
No one cares about whether he can do this.
Yikes.
His stunts are getting more extreme and ridiculous… I'm sure he won't actually break the record this time either… what a tool!
HI
OOOOOOH! How utterly MAGICAL!
1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
crazyyy!
hdh
he's crazy, but hey at least its for a good cause?
Why do people always say that??? I've stayed awake for 5 days a couple of time and no freaking paranoia or hallucinations come in. God! It just differs from diffrent poeple. If he stat hallucinating in a day or two then this is deffinatley NOT something he should do! Ugh!!!!! These people make me so mad!!!
rather him than me!
more like numbnuts!!!!
firssstttt!!
What a fuckin idiot!!!
NutJob! Excellent Statement *0)
Seriously, why do people pay attention to this guy? He's just some wannabe Z-lister who wants attention. I hope wherever he is when he tries this, people throw stuff at him and jeer like they did when he was in London for his last desperate publicity stunt.