Did Anyone See This?

David and I don't watch much tv but last night we were channel surfing. Of course we landed on the history channel for a bit, watched something about how the pumps in New Orleans failed, then during a commercial continued surfing to find this thing on David Blaine. Did anyone watch his feat?! For anyone who doesn't know or didn't see it....he's a magician that does awesome street magic and also performs feats such as being buried alive, being frozen in time, etc. His mentor/idol is Houdini...so basicially he likes to take his stunts and take them up a notch. Anyway, this time he was going to be "drowned alive". For the past 7 days he was living underwater in this bubble thing in New York City. He had oxygen these past 7 days, but he would finish the 7 days by attempting to be "drowned alive" and hold his breath underwater for 9 minutes, making a world record. It was an awesome show as they showed how he prepared with breathing exercises, training with the SEALS, etc. They had a team of doctors, his coach, and some divers there too. Basically what the doctor said is that he would not recommend him performing the feat due to his health after the 7 days, in addition to exhaustion, etc. You should have seen his hands and feet! Talk about being a prune. Yuck! And of course during the show they showed bits of his street magic.....pulling a woman's teeth out and then blowing them back into her mouth...how'd they do that?! So we were moving closer and closer towards the actual moment and I could feel my chest getting tighter. I just could not imagine doing that. He's so relaxed...you can tell even when he speaks...just so quiet and subdued. His training teaches him to relax versus becoming anxious. As you can imagine, as this is happening I'm pacing the room and breathing deep for this guy.....as if it's helping? The bummer of it was that he only made it to 7 min 8 sec. But how can I say "only"? Could you imagine doing that yourself? No way! But it was an enjoyable show, anxiety and all. And I have definitely learned that I need to learn those breathing techniques and relaxation exercises.