17 Minutes

Everybody loves Oprah. Everybody loves David Blaine. So what can be better than both of them at the same time? Add a giant glass bubble and a new world record and you have some quality television.

Let me just say that David Blaine is one crazy guy. You may remember about two years ago when he attempted to break two world records. He wanted to hold his breath for a record nine minutes (three times longer then I can do), so he spent a week in a glass sphere to get acclimatized to the pressure.

I don't know about you, but spending a week underwater doesn't sound like the best way to spend my time. Five hours in the pool during swim practice made me shrivel all up, and a week is like 150 hours. What would you even do? I mean, yeah there are a lot of people looking up at you in your little bubble, but what is there for entertainment in a glass bubble?

Anyways, Blaine was in the sweet little sphere for a week, setting the record for time underwater. Since he was used to the water pressure, he then attempted his world record try. But this was not the day of David Blaine. Two minutes short of the record he passed out and went into convulsions. Although I have never experienced convulsions, I don't think they would be very enjoyable. I bet David Blaine agrees.

And now Oprah. Blaine decided to try for a different record this time, this time with oxygen hyperventilation beforehand. Being the extremly popular guy he is, Blaine set up his little glass bubble up with Oprah and tried for this record. After breathing pure oxygen for 20 minutes, Blaine proceeded to impress Oprah by holding his breath for a new record of 17 minutes 2 seconds.

Dang

You da man, David Blaine