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This talk at TED http://www.ted.com/talks/david_blaine_how_i_held_my_breath_f... is interesting. Like the moment when he talk that his ex-gf used time that he spent underwater to read SMSes on his phone.



I don't understand why people aren't more concerned with the fact that he's conflating being a magician (illusions) with pulling off medical feats? I think we should be raising the question of whether this stuff is real.

EDIT: Funny, I paused to make this comment immediately before his story about the doctor suggesting the illusion of not breathing.


wow. This talk was intense. Definitely one of the best talk from TED


Just a note: if you do watch this, watch it until the very last second.


Why? I don't see anything.


He tears up at the end, just barely losing composure, as he explains what magic--and, I imagine, life--means to him. I was certainly touched.


Oh, I took your comment literally and thought the guy on the stage was someone to note. I did see the end of the speech, yes.


Really? It seemed like poor acting to me? I duno, just didnt seem real.


I think the TED video is a lot better than the original submission. Thank you very much.


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