Editing David Blaine (section)

===Philanthropy and charity work===
[[file:David Blaine hospital 2005.jpg|thumb|Blaine performing for patients of the [[Brooke Army Medical Center]], 2005]]
In November 2006, Blaine performed a stunt in New York's [[Times Square]] in support of The Salvation Army. After 52 hours, Blaine escaped from the shackles that had held him in a spinning [[gyroscope]] suspended above the ground. Blaine said this stunt was particularly important to him since The Salvation Army had provided him with clothing while he was growing up.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112400157_pf.html?noredirect=on|title=Magician Blaine Ends Times Square Stunt|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=August 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824034342/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/24/AR2006112400157_pf.html?noredirect=on|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 15, 2010, Blaine returned to Times Square to perform "Magic for Haiti", a performance lasting 72 hours which raised nearly US$100,000  for [[2010 Haiti earthquake|Haiti earthquake]] relief.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/david-blaines-times-square-marathon-haiti/story?id=9575666 |title=David Blaine's Times Square Marathon for Haiti |first1=Carrie |last1=Halperin |date=January 15, 2010 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] | access-date=October 6, 2010}}</ref>

Blaine also donated two $1 million [[Tesla Coil|Tesla coil]]s to [[Liberty Science Center]] after performing a massive electricity stunt.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/david-blaine-to-donate-two-1-million-tesla-coils-to-liberty-science-center-after-electrified-event-172643401.html|title=David Blaine to Donate Two $1 Million Tesla Coils to Liberty Science Center After ELECTRIFIED Event|publisher=[[Liberty Science Center]]|location=New Jersey|via=[[PR Newswire]]|language=en|date=October 4, 2012|access-date=August 23, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190331194100/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/david-blaine-to-donate-two-1-million-tesla-coils-to-liberty-science-center-after-electrified-event-172643401.html|url-status=live}}</ref>