I’m sure a lot of you know who David Blaine is and some of you probably know about him getting the Guinness World Record for ‘oxygen-assisted static apnea’ – a fancy term for breathing pure oxygen for a while and then seeing how long you can hold your breath while submerged in water – in 2008.
In this video, Blaine explains the journey to this world record and what was going on during the record-breaking attempt. Really interesting stuff:
I’m sure there will be many more David Blaine related videos to come, along with lots of other great posts so check back often!
[Thanks TED]