Over the Last week David Blaine has been stuck inside a sphere of water living in a strange submerged world, his stunt called "David Blaine, Drowned Alive", after spending 7 days in the "bubble", he will climb out, get chained up, be submerged again and then hold his breath for 9 minutes and free himself from the chains. As easy as the first part probably sounds, it is quite the opposite, he risks blacking out, skin problems, hypothermia as well as nerve damage, such are the extreme affects of this stunt, and then there is obviously a huge risk of drowning while freeing him self from the chains along with blacking out! So now I ask myself, is it worth it, okay, he's not being forced to do this, its completely out of his own free will, what implications does it have? Firstly it is likely that he will be earning vast amounts of money from TV rights etc as well as even more publicity for this already well known man! He will also get another record to his name, as well as the personal satisfaction of completing the challenge and possibly inspiring others to stretch their limits! On the other hand this appears to be a reckless stunt that may end in his death, which would be an obvious waste of life and talent! Records though are there to be broken, I admire his passion for pushing his body to the limits, he hopes that his stunt will inspire people to push their boundaries of what they perceive possible. There are many views on the man, some think that he is brave; some think that he is stupid, some think he is an inspiration, and some think he is boring! To me, if he succeeds, I see him as brave and if what he does inspires just one person to push the boundaries back and see the world in a different way, and then, I think he has succeeded! Whether he succeeds or not, we will discover tonight! Brave or stupid you decide, I see him as inspirational in pushing back the known boundaries, something we should embrace! |
