David Blane to live in aquarium for a week
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geez, you guys are so mean. If the guy wants to sit in a bowl of water for a week, let him. If you really think it's so bad, then don't watch it. I can think of people that do things so much worse then silly stunts for entertainment, and they don't get half as much criticism. the fact that he CAN do some of these things isn't realy what's so impressive, I think a lot of people probably could if they had a mind to. The difference is that he actually does it, whereas none of us would have the patience or whatever ethic to think it worthwhile. I think he deserves respect for doing something that no one else does and isn't easy, even if they think it's not something worth doing.
calpoon said:
If he wants to sit in a bowl of water, why can't he do it in his own house?...
Why does this attention-seeking pillock think that we care about his 'magic' tricks?
As I've said before, if he was doing this to help the poor or starving in the world, then I'd applaud him...I rather fancy he's just feeding his ego.
BTW... What's 'worthwhile' about being in a bowl of water?
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Are you guys kidding me? You act like this is not something worth the TV time. There are shows that follow rich people around and listen to them talk about boys and their idiotic opinions (The Hills, Laguna Beach, Simple Life). Hell, there is even television shows based on those conversations (OC, North Shore). Now this guy wants to risk having his skin being ripped off of his arm or possible loss of motor functions while he tries to wrestle out of chains after seven days of pretending to be a fish while he holds his breathe for nine minutes. I think I can spare the ten minutes in between ideas from retarded rich blondes to see what David Blaine has up his sleeve.
Secondly, how the hell do you propose he does charity? It wasn't like he was holding a bakesale, he was suspended in water for seven days. If I'm on a fundraising team and there is a guy in a fishtank sitting next to me, you can damn well bet he isn't going to be the one selling door to door. I suppose they could've had an empty guitar case for tips though.
Secondly, how the hell do you propose he does charity? It wasn't like he was holding a bakesale, he was suspended in water for seven days. If I'm on a fundraising team and there is a guy in a fishtank sitting next to me, you can damn well bet he isn't going to be the one selling door to door. I suppose they could've had an empty guitar case for tips though.
TheSleeper said:
It isn't.
If this was on Pay TV you seriously expect that people would sit and watch it?
TheSleeper said:
I was merely pointing out that sitting in a bowl of water for seven days, is doing nothing apart from keeping Blane in the headlines.
He is just massaging his ego and nothing else.
TheSleeper said:
This is why TV is, to put it mildly crap.
TheSleeper said:
Charity get about in pound sterling 1p to his £1000 pound. So is anything he does for charity, when he's earning that much more. The working man who gives up his free time, after earning a disgusting weekly wage compared to his is the one doing charity work.
Look sorry but Blaine is only doing anything he does for his own personal wealth. I mean he failed this poor attempt at this record, but yet will have made a personal fortune out of it still. I can't believe some people and business can be so gullible!
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I watched him hold his breath, he didn't break the 8:58 record, but he did what he set out to do, and that was to test himself and see what his limits are.
what a bunch of bullshit. just be honest with yourselves. you don't have any right to ask of david blane what you don't expect from anyone else. there are many many people in this world that would consider having sex on film to be something that wasn't worthwhile, and I haven't ever seen a single thread where the common theme was to insult these performers for doing what they do out of a sense of making a living, and telling someone like jenna jameson or brian banks that she should die because she doesn't give all her money to charity.
Once again, no one was forcing you to watch david blane and the fact that he is on tv and you have to see commercials for him is because people DO want to watch him and he's marketable. to find fault in that would be to oppose the entire advertising industry. If you really think that TV is so stupid, then why are you watching it? Oh yeah, because it seems like some people on here have to talk shit about everyone else for no reason. what's your problem? why don't you look in the mirror and ask yourself what you have done for the world that makes you so much better.
Once again, no one was forcing you to watch david blane and the fact that he is on tv and you have to see commercials for him is because people DO want to watch him and he's marketable. to find fault in that would be to oppose the entire advertising industry. If you really think that TV is so stupid, then why are you watching it? Oh yeah, because it seems like some people on here have to talk shit about everyone else for no reason. what's your problem? why don't you look in the mirror and ask yourself what you have done for the world that makes you so much better.
I don't see why your so uptight about this, everyone is just expressing an opinion about David Blane, which is their right.
I admire people who genuinely put their lives on the line in the course of their job (Firemen, Police, Mountain rescue..etc), what they do serves a worthwhile purpose.
What David Blane is doing isn't going to save a life or be helpful in any way, to anyone.
BTW: In doing my own job (which doesn't involve standing in a bowl of water) I deliver essential goods and services that keep businesses running...so yes, I can look myself in the mirror and know I'm doing it to help others rather than out of self interest.
I admire people who genuinely put their lives on the line in the course of their job (Firemen, Police, Mountain rescue..etc), what they do serves a worthwhile purpose.
What David Blane is doing isn't going to save a life or be helpful in any way, to anyone.
BTW: In doing my own job (which doesn't involve standing in a bowl of water) I deliver essential goods and services that keep businesses running...so yes, I can look myself in the mirror and know I'm doing it to help others rather than out of self interest.
calpoon said:
I don't hate David Blane or think he should donate everything to charity or such. I will admit holding your breath for over seven minutes is pretty good. Also you are right I don't have to watch him, (and I didn't) but for the record I do oppose the entire advertising industry. They almost never tell you anything you don't know, they exaggerate everything, and even worse they try to market anything and everything to you in any capacity they can get away with because they figure if you shove a message down millions of peoples throats at least a couple of people out there will actually believe it. That is probably why there are so many crapy shows on television, it is all about maximizing profit and advertisings and not enough about making good shows people will be interested in or even remember ten years down the road. Sometimes I think a little kid could come up with a better concept than 80% of what is on television if you gave him a piece of paper and a crayon.
As far as David Blane goes, I think it is just another one of those things most people have gotten tired of. Even if you don't watch it, it is just another thing that takes away from something that most people would consider better. :dunno:
I actually agree with that you said D rock. I'm not trying to say that anyone should to watch david blane or like him. what I am saying is that I don't see any reason to be so disrespectful and hateful toward someone just because you don't. I just can't help but think if that was a member of this board being treated like that, I'm sure that everyone would agree that goes against what we stand for, so we shouldn't stand for it being directed at anyone outside of this board either.
I agree I don't hate him, I just don't see how people thinks he's doing anything good or special. The living in a box thing in London, what was all that about. Answer making more money for David Blaine nothing else. If he wanted to test himself in that way at least do it while doing something worth while. He could have gone into space on a space station alone doing studies on various things.
Now this been in a tank of water for a week, why now do it in the see studing ocean life. Then when he fail this stupid little record at the end, at least there would be something usefull come out of it. But no, because it's all about promoting David Blaine and making as much money for himself as he can.
Sorry but how can some people believe he's actually doing something special and worth while. IMO he just a little crazy and self centred.
Now this been in a tank of water for a week, why now do it in the see studing ocean life. Then when he fail this stupid little record at the end, at least there would be something usefull come out of it. But no, because it's all about promoting David Blaine and making as much money for himself as he can.
Sorry but how can some people believe he's actually doing something special and worth while. IMO he just a little crazy and self centred.
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