I wondered what he was doing since being in London.....

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Blaine finishes 'gyroscope' stunt

 

The three rings could spin Blaine in any direction

American illusionist David Blaine has completed his latest stunt,

escaping from a gyroscope hanging above the streets of New York City.

After spending two days spinning inside the device, he took a short

time to free himself from shackles around his waist and feet.

 

He then fell 40 ft (12 metre) through a wooden stage before emerging

to limp his way into a New York taxicab.

 

The stunt was to raise funds for the Salvation Army charity.

 

The three spinning steel rings of the gyroscope flipped Blaine in

various directions up to eight times per minute for just over 48

hours.

 

Dizziness

 

" It's actually harder than I thought it would be, " he said as he

removed the shackles from around his waist.

 

The shackles were added to Blaine after two days in the gyroscope. He

then had 16 hours to free himself.

 

Before beginning the stunt, the illusionist had said his biggest

concerns, besides not eating or drinking, were the freezing weather

and dizziness.

 

 

Blaine spent has undergone several other " endurance " stunts

Blaine will now lead 100 underprivileged children chosen by The

Salvation Army charity on a shopping spree.

 

He said the stunt was important to him since The Salvation Army had

provided him with clothing when he was a child.

 

Blaine's previous stunts have included balancing on top of a 100 ft

(30 metre) pole, spending 61 hours inside a block of ice and fasting

for 44 days in a box over London's River Thames.

 

Earlier this year, he spent a week in a water-filled globe in New

York. He failed to break the world record for holding his breath at

the end of the challenge.