![U.S. illusionist and entertainer David Blaine covers himself as he goes to the toilet whilst suspended in his glass box near Tower Bridge in London, September 10, 2003. Blaine is attempting to U.S. illusionist and entertainer David Blaine covers himself as he goes to the toilet whilst suspended in his glass box near Tower Bridge in London, September 10, 2003. Blaine is attempting to](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CP95M0/us-illusionist-and-entertainer-david-blaine-covers-himself-as-he-goes-to-the-toilet-whilst-suspended-in-his-glass-box-near-tower-bridge-in-london-september-10-2003-blaine-is-attempting-to-spend-44-days-suspended-in-the-box-without-food-reuters-toby-melville-tm-2CP95M0.jpg)
U.S. illusionist and entertainer David Blaine covers himself as he goes to the toilet whilst suspended in his glass box near Tower Bridge in London, September 10, 2003. Blaine is attempting to
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Did David Blaine fake his 44-day fast which took place in London in 2003 (FYI, he supposedly lost 54 lbs by sitting in a glass box doing nothing, which equates to a
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Remembering David Blaine's 44 days in a glass box, which frustrated the British public like no other act of performance art | The Independent | The Independent
![Pumpkin Spiced Lartey on Twitter: "David Blaine self-isolating in a glass box suspended next to the Thames in 2003. https://t.co/LEp4euuJOQ" / Twitter Pumpkin Spiced Lartey on Twitter: "David Blaine self-isolating in a glass box suspended next to the Thames in 2003. https://t.co/LEp4euuJOQ" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETjy53hXkAABGS6.jpg)