Niamh Shackleton
There's little that David Blaine won't try.
The illusionist is famed for performing stunts that no one else would dare do - sometimes injuring himself in the process.
Earlier this year, Blaine managed to dislocate his shoulder on stage after an 80ft jump went wrong.
His crew rushed to his aid, but were unable to put his shoulder back into place, sparking Blaine to ask if there were any doctors in the audience.
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Fortunately there were, and a handful of medics came to help and were able to successfully pop his shoulder back in.
Elsewhere, Blaine has stabbed himself with an ice pick by mistake in another trick-gone-wrong.
The 50-year-old has been active as a performer and illusionist since 1997 and, with this in mind, he's constantly having to think up new stunts for his shows.
Ahead of his new show titled Impossible, which will premiere at the Encore Theater in Wynn Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve weekend, Blaine jetted across the globe for new inspiration - which was also filmed for his new National Geographic series.
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On a trip to Southeast Asia, Blaine worked with a snake handler so that he could kiss a king cobra without being bitten.
The snake's venom is said to kill a person in as little as 15 minutes.
"I worked with an expert [reptile handler] named Fiitz, in Indonesia, who keeps the snakes," the illusionist recalled to The New York Post.
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"He had one that had been rescued from a community where it was a nuisance. Another had killed a man."
He went on to hail the stunt as being 'the most dangerous stunt [he's] ever attempted'.
But Blaine wanted to attempt something even more dangerous before his doctor stepped in.
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Reflecting on his travels, Blaine told the news outlet: "I was surprised by the limits people are willing to push.
"I met a guy in India who pushed skewers and hooks through his torso."
However, the 50-year-old's doctor 'advised [him] against it' (understandably).
Elsewhere on his trip, Blaine met an an Indian street performer who sets his head on fire and a grandmother who eats real razor blades. Ouch.
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As well as stabbing himself in the torso with hooks, there's another stunt that the acclaimed magician won't try: encasing himself in a block of ice.
Blaine has previously attempted to do it back in 2000 and had planned on being in the 6ft block for three days, but he had to boycott the stunt after nine hours after the strain it caused on his body.