How I held my breath for 17 minutes

Title:
How I held my breath for 17 minutes
Speaker:
David Blaine
Description:

In this highly personal talk from TEDMED, magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
19:58
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