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Day 7 - Blaine amused by streaker
The question of what to do when living in isolation and without food in a plexi-glass box was yesterday temporarily solved for David Blaine by a skinny dipper.
Several minutes of unexpected entertainment were provided for the magician and spectators near Tower Bridge when the man launched himself into the Thames after stripping off his clothes.
Just before 2pm viewers watching Blaine saw him highly amused by what he could see and saying, "A man just took all his clothes off, waved at me and then jumped into the river naked, and now he's [laughs] swimming across the river. That's pretty crazy."
A few minutes later, Blaine reported on the swimmer’s progress. With the sound of police sirens in the background, Blaine said, "He swam halfway and now he's climbed up one of those stationary boats and the coastguard went out to him probably to save him, but I think he would have made it the whole way". Blaine continued laughing and giggling for some minutes afterwards.
Blaine has enjoyed various other diversions, including mooning rugby players, a woman in her underwear and crowds singing to him.
Mostly, however, the magician has been occupying himself in more routine ways. Much time has been spent writing in a journal, which Blaine is using to document his experience of life in the box. He has also been exercising with yoga stretches, which aim to sustain both body and mind. However, Blaine has already reported that he feels dizzy when he stands, making it unlikely he will be able to continue these for long.
Though spectators and viewers have regularly seen the illusionist don his bedclothes to preserve his dignity while urinating, Blaine has had no need for the diapers which he took with him into the box. Constipation is thought to be the cause of stomach pains which Blaine reported yesterday.
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