ISRAEL: Stunt man Hezi Dean stands on a pole in central Tel Aviv for 35 hours, breaks David Blaine's endurance record
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ISRAEL: Stunt man Hezi Dean stands on a pole in central Tel Aviv for 35 hours, breaks David Blaine's endurance record
- Title: ISRAEL: Stunt man Hezi Dean stands on a pole in central Tel Aviv for 35 hours, breaks David Blaine's endurance record
- Date: 25th May 2011
- Summary: TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (MAY 18, 2011) (REUTERS) PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES
- Embargoed: 9th June 2011 13:00
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- Location: Israel, Israel
- Country: Israel
- Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
- Reuters ID: LVA5PYL0VF595ZOF15DYAFK9G320
- Story Text: Israeli stunt man Hezi dean on Thursday (May 19) broke U.S. magician David Blaine's endurance record after standing on a nine story high pylon for a total of 35 hours, Israeli media said.
A crane carried Dean to the top of the pylon at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv, where he remained with a catheter and no food until Thursday evening (May 19).
He then jumped off into a pile of cardboard boxes aimed at breaking his fall. As the crowd cheered, Dean had one important message to convey:
"It was very hard. I want to tell you only one important sentence: Nothing stands in front of the will," he said.
Blaine balanced himself for 35 hours on top of a pillar in Bryant Park, New York City, in 2002.
It is the not the first time Dean tries to break the American magician's records.
Last year, he endured for 66 hours inside an ice cube, breaking Blaine's 63 hours achievement from 2000. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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