On April 5, 1999, Blaine buried himself alive for seven days and nights in the heart of New York City. He was entombed in an underground plastic coffin underneath a 3-ton water-filled tank.
During this period, he ate nothing and drank only two to three tablespoons of water a day.
The magician outdid his hero, Harry Houdini, who had planned a similar feat but died in 1926 before he could perform it, said a BBC report.
Emerging from his coffin, all Blaine said was, "I saw something very prophetic; a vision of every race, every religion, every age group bonding together and that made all this worthwhile."
Image: Media persons catch a glimpse of Blaine just before he is lowered into the ground.
Photograph: Henny Ray Abrams/AFP/Getty Images
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