Electricity sparks all around daredevil magician David Blaine as he kicks off the first night of his 'Electrified: One Million Volts Always On' performance at Pier 54 on Friday night.
NEW YORK — Daredevil stuntman David Blaine lit up New York's Pier 54 on Friday for his latest high-voltage feat.
The illusionist is scheduled to spend three days and nights standing in
the middle of a million volts of electric currents streamed by Tesla
coils.
The stunt is called "Electrified: One Million Volts Always On."
Blaine, who's clad in a chain-mail body suit, a wire helmet and metal-soled boots, stands atop a pedestal as seven giant Tesla coils project one million volts of electricity around him.
"Electrified" also is being streamed on YouTube, thanks to computing company Intel. Viewing stations are located in London, Beijing, Tokyo and Sydney. Viewers at the stations are able to control the coils.
The 39-year-old Blaine is wearing a chainmail bodysuit as a barrier between himself and the electric currents.
Blaine's past stunts include hanging upside down over Central Park, being buried alive and encased in a block of ice.
