David Blaine TEDTalk: How I held my breath for 17 min

January 20 2010, 7:17pm

In this highly personal talk from magician and stuntman David Blaine describes what it took to hold his breath underwater for 17 minutes -- a world record (only two minutes shorter than this entire talk!) -- and what his often death-defying work means to him. Warning: do NOT try this at home.