'Dive Of Death' Not One Of Blane's Better Moves!

David Blane ended his latest stunt (hanging upside down for 60 hours) by performing the so called 'Dive Of Death', although well planned the stunt left many fans feeling short changed!

Towards the end of the illusion Blane was already taking breaks from hanging upside down but loyal fans were hoping for something spectacular at the end.

Here is the latest report from the New York Daily News:

David Blaine's 'Dive of Death' gets mixed reviews
BY WIL CRUZ and LEO STANDORA DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS

Magician-daredevil David Blane finished his latest stunt - hanging upside down over Central Park for 60 hours - then took a "Dive of Death" from a 44-foot-high platform on Wednesday night.

Fans were both delighted and disappointed.
The bat thing lost some luster when Blaine started taking breaks every hour to stand on his own two feet.

Then the dive looked more like a bungee jump.

Shortly after 11 p.m., Blaine nodded and smiled to hundreds of fans watching the stunt as they screamed, "Jump! Jump!" and, "Do it!"

So he did, dropping straight down from the platform and touching the stage below lightly with his toes before cables pulled him back up.

He then hung in the air like a sack of potatoes with a goofy grin on his face, occasionally kicking his legs as though he were running.

The stunt, which aired as part of a two-hour ABC television special Wednesday night, ended with Blaine floating off into the night attached to giant balloons.

The finale drew more boos than cheers from the crowd, but his faithful fans nevertheless were satisfied.

Ivy Avveceto 20, a family counselor from the Bronx, said of the show, "It was amazing. He really pulled it off."

But Kenneth Leonor of Newark, a 22-year-old businessman and part-time magician, called the three hours he spent in the park a waste of time.

"I think it was ridiculous," Leonor said. "Everybody was robbed of their time. Everyone thought he was going to jump, but he didn't live up to his expectations."

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