Blaine ascends

This morning David Blaine presented his latest outdoor spectacle, Ascension, in which his floated nearly 25,000 feet into the air holding balloons. It was another beautifully conceived feat that was both awe inspiring and terrifying, and exactly what it must have been like to experience Houdini.

Congratulations @davidblaine on another amazing feat. You've evolved the tradition of #HarryHoudini's outside stunts to a place of poetry. Thank you for the thrill and inspiration. You are truly Houdini's successor. pic.twitter.com/rHbhEjEZ0M

— John Cox (@HoudiniWild) September 2, 2020

You can rewatch the live stream of "David Blaine Ascension" on YouTube.

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