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David Blaine is a Magician.  David Blaine is an Illusionist. That means he creates illusions.  ”Magic” events that look real but are not real.  Today he appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and set a world record by holding his breath for 17 minutes.  The folks from Guinness certified it as a world record.  Everyone is reporting it as a real event.  The Associated Press even called Blaine a “endurance specialist”.

Hello. Reality check here.  This guy is a performance artist.  This was a performance, not reality.  In the headline above I used the word “fraud”.  Really, Blaine is not a fraud.  To me a fraud is someone who swindles someone…takes their money.  He’s not a fraud, but just a very smart illusionist who has created the illusion of holding his breath for 17 minutes.  This is not a world record.  It’ not real.  If Oprah was fooled, it certainly isn’t the first time.