• David Blaine’s ‘Ascension’ balloon stunt floats him 24,900 feet into the air

    David Blaine’s ‘Ascension’ balloon stunt floats him 24,900 feet into the air

    When it comes to stunts, the sky is no limit for David Blaine. The professional daredevil survived his wildest and craziest feat yet Wednesday afternoon in the Great Basin Desert in Page, Arizona. The 47-year-old flew into the air strapped to 52 helium-filled weather balloons, which he released before parachuting down to his starting point. …
  • David Blaine reveals why his next stunt ‘Ascension’ stands out from the rest

    David Blaine reveals why his next stunt ‘Ascension’ stands out from the rest

    David Blaine has seen the future. “When [my daughter] was 5, I noticed her taking the coldest showers,” he told The Post of Dessa, 9. “Now she jumps into the freezing ocean ahead of me. She’s rising to challenges that go beyond what I did at her age. That makes me nervous.” After all, Blaine’s …
  • TikTok users injuring themselves twerking to Cardi B’s raunchy ‘WAP’

    TikTok users injuring themselves twerking to Cardi B’s raunchy ‘WAP’

    It’s bone break-dancing. As if TikTok didn’t spawn enough hazardous stunts, clout-seekers are now getting injured and even hospitalized trying to twerk to the raunchy hit “WAP” by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Fans are attempting to replicate a viral dance invented by Guam’s Brian Esperon, which involves performing a complicated series of moves, ranging …
  • Circus performer practices wild tricks at home during quarantine

    Circus performer practices wild tricks at home during quarantine

    As if the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t enough of a circus already. An enterprising Polish aerialist has managed to both pass the time and sharpen her skills during lockdown by practicing her gravity-defying feats at home in las Vegas. Since performers around the globe have been sidelined, with circuses canceling shows over COVID-19 concerns, Aleksandra Kiedrowicz …
  • Stuntmen create epic — and socially distanced — fight sequence

    Stuntmen create epic — and socially distanced — fight sequence

    Everybody was kung flu fighting. A French stunt school has provided an entertaining take on the viral #StayAtHomeChallenge sparked by the coronavirus: a high-flying fight sequence that adheres to social-distancing restrictions. The hard-hitting YouTube clip, posted last week by the school — Campus Univers Cascades — boasts over 340,000 views. During the exhilarating 2½-minute montage …