Editing David Blaine (section)

===''Electrified: One Million Volts Always On'' (2012)===
On October 5, 2012, Blaine began performing a 72-hour endurance stunt called ''Electrified: One Million Volts Always On'' atop a {{convert|22|ft|m|adj=mid|-tall}} pillar on [[Pier 54]] in New York City, which was streamed live on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hutchinson |first=Bill |title=David Blaine to risk electrocution in 1 million-volt charge stunt |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/david-blaine-risk-electrocution-1-million-volt-charge-stunt-article-1.1167533?localLinksEnabled=false |newspaper=The New York Daily News |access-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-date=September 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925041458/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/david-blaine-risk-electrocution-1-million-volt-charge-stunt-article-1.1167533?localLinksEnabled=false |url-status=live }}</ref> During the stunt, Blaine stood on the pillar surrounded by seven [[Tesla coil]]s producing an [[electric discharge]] of one million [[volt]]s or more continuously. The coils were directed at Blaine for the entirety of the endurance stunt, during which he did not eat or sleep. He wore {{convert|34|lb|kg|abbr=off}} of gear, including a [[chainmail]] [[Faraday suit]], designed to prevent electric current from traveling through the body.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">Alexander, Harriet (October 6, 2012). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9591292/David-Blaines-electrifying-New-York-stunt.html "David Blaine's 'electrifying' New York stunt"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129142029/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9591292/David-Blaines-electrifying-New-York-stunt.html |date=January 29, 2018 }}. ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> John Belcher, a physics professor from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]], reportedly said, "He has a conducting suit, all the current is going through the suit, nothing through his body. There is no danger in this that I see."<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>

At night, Blaine shivered uncontrollably from the inclement weather. ''The New York Times'' published an article describing the science behind Blaine's stunt.<ref>Tierney, John. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/science/million-volts-for-david-blaine-in-electrified-endurance-test.html "If He Starts Nodding Off, Try Another Million Volts"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520124023/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/science/million-volts-for-david-blaine-in-electrified-endurance-test.html? |date=May 20, 2016 }}, ''The New York Times'', October 1, 2012. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> Musicians [[Pharrell Williams]]<ref>Johnson, Miranda. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012010627/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/10/08/pharrell-david-blaine-electrocution-stunt "Pharrell Assists David Blaine With Electrocution Stunt "], ''[[MTV]]'', October 8, 2012. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> and [[Andrew W.K.]]<ref>Berman, Taylor. [http://www.fuse.tv/2012/10/andrew-w-k-electrocutes-david-blaine/ " Watch: Andrew W.K. Shocks David Blaine With One Million-Volt Keyboard "] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011014919/http://www.fuse.tv/2012/10/andrew-w-k-electrocutes-david-blaine |date=October 11, 2012 }}, ''[[MTV]]'', October 8, 2012. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> performed solos on a keyboard which controlled the [[electric discharge]].

The event concluded on October 8, 2012, at 8:44 pm. Blaine was able to walk away with assistance and was transported to a hospital for a medical check.<ref>{{cite web |last=Boyle |first=Alan |title=David Blaine gets a checkup after high-voltage stunt |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/49337629 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009052610/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/49337629/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |work=NBC News |date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2012}}</ref> Blaine donated two of the Tesla coils to the [[Liberty Science Center]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], to be exhibited on permanent display.<ref>[http://lsc.org/blog/lsc_news/david-blaine-to-donate-tesla-coils/  " David Blaine to Donate Two $1 Million Tesla Coils to Liberty Science Center After ELECTRIFIED Event"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809225749/http://lsc.org/blog/lsc_news/david-blaine-to-donate-tesla-coils/ |date=August 9, 2016 }}, ''[[Liberty Science Center]]'', October 3, 2012. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>