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Day 38 -Thousands throng David's box
An estimated 20,000 revelers gathered to support David Blaine during his penultimate weekend in his Perspex prison.
Despite the presence of less supportive elements during Friday night – revelers kept the illusionist awake with fog-horns – Blaine appeared to be heartened by the large numbers of people.
In addition to ordinary spectators, the scene was enlivened by the presence of an Elvis impersonator on Saturday. To the delight of the crowds he ran through classic tunes like ‘All Shook Up’, ‘You Are Always On My Mind’ and ‘Suspicious Minds’.
For his part, Blaine kept viewers at home occupied with an explanation of mass and gravity. The illusionist also appeared to contradict himself when he yesterday said, “Life doesn’t make any sense… so why try to figure any of it out. … I know nothing at all.” Later the same day he was heard to say, “it's amazing how much I've learned inside my little box. I've learnt a lot more than I expected”.
Despite the suffering caused by his deprivation Blaine has also been pondering a further endurance test: how long he can he survive without water. The illusionist says that he once went without H2O for two-and-a-half days and is now “really curious” to see how much further he can push this limit. “I don’t know, I'm guessing it's around seven or ten [days]”, he mused.
On Sunday Blaine enjoyed a performance by a group of Irish dancers. The illusionist was also moved to comment again about the temperate weather experienced during his feat. Though he is complaining more about his inability to stay warm as he starves, Blaine said yesterday that the weather had been “unbelievable”.
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