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!
[Image via WENN.]
wow. 1?
I hope he doesn't smoke a bunch of crystal meth to accomplish this feat. Jesus.
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id say about 4th not 1st
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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!
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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.
not that firstt lool
aw. i love him i think he is gorgeous!!!
nut job ..is right
ummm you could die from staying awake too long. What a retard.
WTF??? Is he going to do this publicly?? I dont understand why he must do this. Oh well, I would rather sleep!
why?
WTF??? Is he going to do this publicly?? I dont understand why he must do this. Oh well, I would rather sleep!
WTF??? Is he going to do this publicly?? I dont understand why he must do this. Oh well, I would rather sleep!
lol he wants to stay awake? Make him try World of Warcraft
yeah he wont make it.
you can die from not sleeping. it makes you go crazy btw.
ive had insomnia off and on for over a year, its pretty much one of the worse things ever. and sleeping pills are never a good idea.
– but stimulants do work, like caffeine.
– by the way how is this a STUNT or some sort of magic act?
im not just gonna stay awake - but for a REALLY REALLY long time! gimmie money!
this is pretty lame, but then again, isnt he already pretty lame? who likes him anyways?
Fuck that.
jealous much there Perez? At least he's going to be remembered as someone who wanted to be the next houdini and not some fat ass who made money copying, pasting and linking to other sites. Enjoy the ride Perez in a few years you'll be forgotten.
Don't diss David Blain, he's awesome
I was trying for the record too, until I thought about droning sleazebag david blaine and instantly fell asleep…. hundredth!
he is such a douche.
and an attention whore.
someone needs to take him out NOW
"good luck with that. NutJob" lol funny
I love him!
who is this fucktard?
No one givesa crap. What a nut job.
Do "tweakers" stay up longer than that?
Seriously, does anybody really care what this guy does?
he is gonna brain his damage…….
(Simpsons fans will get this joke).
dude if he smokes some meth, it will be a sinch!
seriously though I'm not sure it can be done.. and if it can, I think he'll be even more nutz-o from brain damage.. he's kinda fucked either way I think.
I'd get on my knees for him.
I'd get on my knees for him.
David Blaine has history of retardation in family?
Shit, I stayed up for 21 days and yes, you do hallucinate but then if just feels like you are in another dimension. I doubt you can do this without speed.
to be fair.. I thought David Blaine was a douchebag..
then along came Criss Angel.
and now I appreciate David Blaine for not being quite the bag of douche Criss Angel is.
personally, it's a win-win situation… if he breaks the record, then he breaks the record… and even if he doesn't break the record, he's giving all the research to science, which will help draw more explanations on the workings of the human brain.
Why doesnt he start doing REAL stunts??? Oh well at least if he gets brain damage this time, we wont have to hear about anymore of his stupidass stunts.
I did it 12 days, no lie, and I DO NOT recommend it to anyone. That guy has to be crazy. To want to do this intentionally is absolutely nuts, let alone stupid! I thought I was going to die.
I thought he was a magician (or illusionist, whatev). Staying awake for several days isnt "magic." Come to think of it, nothing he does is cool. He sucks. Why is he famous?
maybe he should have looked a little more closely at the effects of Tripp's experiment. His wife and kids left him, and he went insane, dying very young.
oh wait. maybe he shouldn't.
His diet and mine are snazzy.
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Re: cranklover –
Your mom must be so proud to have a junkie for a child
Who really cares? I saw him several years ago in London when he was hoisted over the city in a plexiglass container. People were pelting him with eggs, rocks, anything they could get their hands on! Ha!
whatever perez at least he's doing something, unlike your stupid fat ass
DUMBass. With all this life-threatening stunts he's doing, he must really have a death wish. Either that, or he enjoys near-death experiences.
I feel really s l e e p p y r i g h t nn o owwwww!
Oh baby Jesus!
ummm…hello…this record gets unofficially broken everyday….its called Meth and the people that do it are up with NO SLEEP for weeeks at a time….fucking idiot blaine……The Astonisher is where its at………true magician..
www.theastonisher.com
WHY YOU ASK? BECAUSE HE IS DOING IT FOR CHARITY, AND RESEARCH!!! I LOVE DAVID SOO MUCH, HE IS JUST TOO SWEET, THAT'S WHY I MARRIED HIM = ) I'LL ALWAYS SUPPORT ALL YOUR DECISIONS HUBBY!!!
Re: Lisa – uh yeah sure you have…
i think he's amazing, he has such strong will power, and he's donating the profits.
Didn't Amy Winehouse break this record last month?
I once stayed awake for 4 days I was messed up on day 4 people thought I was on drugs and I really dont remember much about what happened lol
what the hell? 11 days? thats rediculous
what the hell? 11 days? thats rediculous
Check your facts. I've read scientific reasearch that has shown a rare case of more than 60 days.
i used to think he was hot. now i can only stand 5 miles away and bow in his general direction. (the latter is out of awe, the former is out of sheer creepiness)
*yawn* another fake and over-dramatized and over-produced David Blaine spectacle to not watch… but he sometimes goes to my gym in NYC and I'd suck his cock in a second..nice big hands, too
Nutjob? He's fearless and interesting… I think you're jealous because you write about the cool stuff others do while you sit on your fat ass at your computer ha ha ha ha. You promote The Spice Girls and call David Blaine a nutjob?
how is he a nutjob? the man is pushing bounderies and shows great self control over his body and mind. experiments and acts such as these allow for insights into mans limitations, plus its going for a good cause and highly entertaining.
11 1/2 days thats nuthing…. i used to stay up for two weeks straight when i would smoke shit… hahahah it looks like i broke the record and didnt even know it… but now im drug free and sleep everynight and love it!