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Danger
Blaine acknowledges that the feat poses a real risk for him, saying, "This could easily be the last thing I do."
Nevertheless he claims not to be anxious, saying, "I don't fear life or death at all. I watched my mother die a very peaceful death. It was beautiful."
Despite the magician's claim the main medical threats posed by his feat are as follows:
- Hypothermia. The Box has no temperature control and the human body retains only one third of it's normal heat during starvation mode, so staying warm enough will be very difficult.
- Organ damage. During the last phase of starvation the body may begin to digest its own internal organs, causing irreversible damage.
- Brain damage. The brain relies on a steady supply of glucose in the blood and may be damaged if this runs out.
- Kidney failure. As the body breaks down tissue to keep going, it creates unusually high levels of acidic waste in the blood, which the kidneys must filter. If blood acid levels rise too high, the kidneys may fail altogether.
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