Bubble Boy
- Tuesday May 9,2006 09:00 AM
- By admin
- In general nonsense
Sunday was a beautiful day in NYC so I decided to take in some local happenings. I hopped on the 1 train up to Lincoln Center to see the spectacle that is David Blaine. He was on day 6 of 7 days inside a bubble filled with water (if you hadn’t already heard.) Last night he was supposedly going to get chained up in there without the oxygen mask and stay underwater for 9 minutes whilst trying to escape the chains, of course I was so engrossed in the US Paintball Championships on ESPN2 that I completely forgot to watch it.
A number of things came to mind as I stood there amongst the throngs of onlookers. First, was he a caesarean birth? Or did something tragic or nearly fatal occur during his birth? Cause the dude reeks of some kinda post-tramatic syndrome.
Most of all I loved the audience. I stood next to a group of deaf metal rockers, that is, long-haired torn t-shirt guys doing sign langauge. One of them took a picture of the others doing the requisite horns symbol (index and pinkie finger extended, all other fingers folded down) while Mr. Blaine floated in the background. Then there was the obesely over-weight 8 year old girl sitting on her uncle’s shoulders saying “Dang, thas so stoopid.”
Before going I did a little research on my own and found out why he’s wearing those gloves. Apparently if he didn’t his hands would become so waterlogged that his skin would be virtually destroyed. I took the liberty of over-pixelating the image below because it is far too gruesome to appear on the lovely pristine pages of girlspoke, but if you click it you can see the horror for yourself.
Now, here’s the real question that troubled me as I stood there. If his hands look like that then what must his wiener look like?
9 Comments
Nice Meme, nice.
A fair question, one that *I* am not brave enough to search for an answer to. Happy hunting, Meme. Well, popcorn shrimp or door stop come to mind…
So. Effing. Gross. That picture gives me the chills. Gak.
As for the man himself, I heard audio of him crying & thanking his fans after he was pulled from his bubble. Is it wrong that I laughed a little bit?
I find him to be quite amazing. As much as I want to giggle at his seemingly girly emotions, he is a master of endurance and mind-over-matter, not to mention his kick-ass magic tricks. On the show he pulled a chick’s tooth out of her mouth (there was blood and her tongue went into the gaping hole) and he then blew on her face and her tooth reappeared. INSANE! He’s a modern day mystic in my opinion.
Yeah one can only imagine the water shrinkage.
think about this; was he swimming around in a week’s worth of his own waste?
jr
Actually John R, I did my research. He fasted for a few days before so no poop plus a catheter for the peepee. And a liquid diet.
Fuz, I think he put a spell on you. I can help, say “girlspoke” ten times fast and walk into a wall, that should fix you up just fine.
Jenna, I laugh everytime you cry so it’s all cool.
Those hands really are gross…and did he wear a special strap on his wiener?
This is, of course, assuming that David Blaine still has his penis. I’m willing to bet he’s lost it on the road to semi-stardom somewhere.
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