BBC
#1Illusionist David Blaine has begun his next stunt, spinning inside a gyroscope above the streets of New York.
Blaine will dangle near Times Square for almost three days before attempting to escape from some shackles.
"This is more difficult than anything I've ever done," Blaine said before he was loaded into the gyroscope, which was then hoisted up 50 ft (15m metres).
The three spinning steel rings will flip Blaine in various directions up to eight times per minute.
The shackles will be added to Blaine on Thursday, giving him 16 hours to free himself.
The illusionist said his biggest concerns, besides not eating or drinking, were the freezing weather and dizziness......
The rest is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6170718.stm
Blaine will dangle near Times Square for almost three days before attempting to escape from some shackles.
"This is more difficult than anything I've ever done," Blaine said before he was loaded into the gyroscope, which was then hoisted up 50 ft (15m metres).
The three spinning steel rings will flip Blaine in various directions up to eight times per minute.
The shackles will be added to Blaine on Thursday, giving him 16 hours to free himself.
The illusionist said his biggest concerns, besides not eating or drinking, were the freezing weather and dizziness......
The rest is here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6170718.stm
