Don't get us wrong.
We think David Blaine's abilities are outstanding.
Although we're not really focusing about his magic abilities but that's
okay, he isn't either.
We're amazed at the publicity he can produce by remaining in one place for
long periods of time: frozen in a block of ice; standing on top of a pillar;
living inside a glass box; buried in a glass coffin beneath New York's streets; and now floating (sort
of) inside a glass bubble.
When compared with the stunts of other magicians, his passive approach
stands in stark contrast.
Consider Houdini writhing and straining against the constraints of a
straight-jacket, ropes, or irons. Or
perhaps a more recent contrast would be Criss Angel's very kinetic stunts and illusions.
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