Caption Competition
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This week, David Blaine stands amid an artificial lightning storm as part of his latest feat of endurance.
Thanks to all who entered. The prize of a small amount of kudos to the following:
6. clearWonder wrote:
David Blaine's audition for the role of King Arthur was thought to be a bit too showy.
5. Candace9839 wrote:
"Yes, fabulous stunt, David, very impressive. Now about this electric bill..."
4.PeeJayEll wrote:
What bright spark thought this up?
3. Gray Gablewrote:
After years of research, scientists actually prove it *is* every six seconds..
2. Irish-Diwrote:
Dr Frankenstein looked at his creation and decided he preferred the first one.
1.Bellhouse Hartwellwrote:
Throughout those 72 hours, all David could think was "I just hope I'm not with British Gas".
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Comment number 1.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:Blaine:Watts keep falling on my head
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Comment number 2.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:The 大象传媒 now insists that all children鈥檚 TV presenters go through electro-convulsive 鈥渘ormalisation鈥 therapy
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Comment number 3.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:David Blaine plays his part in keeping energy costs down for the British consumer 鈥 overnight he absorbs cheap off-peak electricity, and stores it so it can be used at times of high usage
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Comment number 4.
At 11th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Van Der Naff Generator
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Comment number 5.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Feat of endurance? But we can only see his head!
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Comment number 6.
At 11th Oct 2012, Dyeb wrote:It's Blainey obvious he's heading for the stars with Sarah Brightman
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Comment number 7.
At 11th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:I thought of it whilst strolling down Electric Avenue, actually.
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Comment number 8.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:After years of research, scientists actually prove it *is* every six seconds..
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Comment number 9.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Of course it鈥檚 dangerous for David Blaine 鈥 some of that spaghetti could strangle him
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Comment number 10.
At 11th Oct 2012, abz wrote:Who says lightning never strikes twice?
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Comment number 11.
At 11th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Take that, Hr Vandegraaff.
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Comment number 12.
At 11th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:How re-volting...
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Comment number 13.
At 11th Oct 2012, BeckySnow wrote:This week's links 'challenges' were caused by David and his massive power surge. Dolly was nowhere near.
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Comment number 14.
At 11th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Irons whilst the strike is hot.
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Comment number 15.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:King Faraday
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Comment number 16.
At 11th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Which is more shocking? Voltage or Ego? You decide.
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Comment number 17.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:You鈥檒l have to pedal a lot faster David, it鈥檚 gone to penalties..
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Comment number 18.
At 11th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:Bolts from the crew.
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Comment number 19.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:After his last two boring feats of endurance, David Blaine had been asked to lighten up a bit
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Comment number 20.
At 11th Oct 2012, Dyeb wrote:Auditions were being conducted for the next series of Merlin
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Comment number 21.
At 11th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Hair today, gone tomorrow.
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Comment number 22.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Unfortunately for David, the catheter had been connected directly to his helmet ...
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Comment number 23.
At 11th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:No, not that switch...
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Comment number 24.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Unfortunately, the illusion ended when David ran out of coins for the meter
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Comment number 25.
At 11th Oct 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:Your Father was Frankenstein, your Mother was lightning!
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Comment number 26.
At 11th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:I'm currently tied up, actually.
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Comment number 27.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:As the London Symphony Orchestra assembled for the concert, the musicians all looked forward to playing under their new lightning conductor
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Comment number 28.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:AC:DB
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Comment number 29.
At 11th Oct 2012, Warro wrote:David Blaine - poles apart from all other performers.
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Comment number 30.
At 11th Oct 2012, abz wrote:You sane Blaine?
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Comment number 31.
At 11th Oct 2012, Irish-Di wrote:Dr Frankenstein looked at his creation and decided he preferred the first one.
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Comment number 32.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:"Anything to cure this damned ear wax," thought David
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Comment number 33.
At 11th Oct 2012, MuteJoe wrote:Even David thought living inside a Portuguese man o' war was weird stunt to perform.
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Comment number 34.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:And just who gave Eamonn Holmes that Taser?
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Comment number 35.
At 11th Oct 2012, Mr Snoozy wrote:Shocking!
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Comment number 36.
At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:La Cage aux Fool.
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Comment number 37.
At 11th Oct 2012, BinarySpeaking wrote:David smiled to himself, knowing that he had proved that lightning does not increase or affect human intelligence.
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Comment number 38.
At 11th Oct 2012, Dave Nicholls wrote:No, I said I wanted him put in a "Far Away Cage"!
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Comment number 39.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Sorry, David, but it always pays to read the small print in a Doctor Who actor's contract first
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Comment number 40.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gray Gable wrote:You鈥檝e not thought through this 鈥榥o natural fibres anywhere in the house鈥 thing, have you?
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Comment number 41.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Next time, David Blaine decided, he'd just ask for a couple of paracetamols
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Comment number 42.
At 11th Oct 2012, SivAngel wrote:Because ohm worth it...
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Comment number 43.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:I thought you wanted me to turn on Blackpool Illuminations, not be it!
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Comment number 44.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:And within two seconds, the whole block of ice had melted
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Comment number 45.
At 11th Oct 2012, lolkat wrote:David began to suspect that the manufacturers of his new state-of-the-art, hi-tech, robotic scuba diving helmet had not followed the proper healthy and safety sign off process.
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Comment number 46.
At 11th Oct 2012, CindyAccidentally wrote:"Now that Marcus Brigstocke guy can start calling me the Grid Wizard".
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Comment number 47.
At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:When dandruff shampoos fail.
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Comment number 48.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:To be more eco-friendly, all David Blaine's electricity was generated by a small dog on a treadmill - yes, he was using off-peke electricity
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Comment number 49.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:A New Yorker by birth. David Blaine was raised in The Battery
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Comment number 50.
At 11th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:Can't you ever relax? Chill Blaine!
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Comment number 51.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:It's all very well for him, but nobody can get any decent Broadband any nearer than Albany
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Comment number 52.
At 11th Oct 2012, grazvalentine wrote:David Blaine is the first guest on the new 大象传媒 series 'Flash in the static'.
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Comment number 53.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:Boris Johnson is forced to have his hair re-permed after the Conservative Conference
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Comment number 54.
At 11th Oct 2012, BaldoBingham wrote:Do you suffer from dry unmanageable hair? Then try the new Blaine hair net to avoid static frizz.
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Comment number 55.
At 11th Oct 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:I see a little silhouetto of a man
Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango
Thunderbolt and lightning - very very frightening me!!!!!
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Comment number 56.
At 11th Oct 2012, rogueslr wrote:Missed the aurora borealis this week? K-Tel now allow you to create your own at home.
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Comment number 57.
At 11th Oct 2012, SivAngel wrote:Controversial educational reforms to target Mastermind contestants.
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Comment number 58.
At 11th Oct 2012, abz wrote:David was more than a little surprised at Paul Daniels handshake buzzer.
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Comment number 59.
At 11th Oct 2012, Lelystad wrote:At least this time David would be getting his eggs served fried.
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Comment number 60.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:David Blaine was sponsored by British Gas, but, unfortunately for them, things didn't go quite as they'd hoped
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Comment number 61.
At 11th Oct 2012, grazvalentine wrote:David was a one trick pony 鈥 every time he played Charades he mimed 'Metropolis'.
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Comment number 62.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:What a stunt! David Blaine was the toast of New York.
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Comment number 63.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:What I was wondering wasn't "How?" but "Why?"
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Comment number 64.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:David smiled to himself as he thought, "I bet the Daily Mail spells it as lightening!"
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Comment number 65.
At 11th Oct 2012, beachcred wrote:Dave's aura betrayed his real reaction to Boris' speech
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Comment number 66.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:Actually, it would have impressed me more if he'd just stuck a knife into an electric toaster
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Comment number 67.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:David Blaine takes over the role of Hannibal Lector in "Silence of the Lamb Kebabs"
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Comment number 68.
At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Wow,that is quite some elec trickery!
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Comment number 69.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kudosless wrote:Health & Safety insist we muzzle him, even though his arc is worse than his bite
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Comment number 70.
At 11th Oct 2012, Jason wrote:David Blaine: "Live" on TV
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Comment number 71.
At 11th Oct 2012, beachcred wrote:Homeland series 2 starts; and Carrie's ECT had affected her in unexpected ways...
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Comment number 72.
At 11th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:He put up little resistance when the aliens tried to abduct him
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Comment number 73.
At 11th Oct 2012, cometcycle wrote:Mr Blaine failed in his endurance event after realising he had miscalculated the amount of change needed for the meter.
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Comment number 74.
At 11th Oct 2012, johnc wrote:Vive le Potential Difference
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Comment number 75.
At 11th Oct 2012, Manisha wrote:Princess Beatrice starts hats shopping for christmas
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Comment number 76.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gareth Butler wrote:The FA unveils its new sanction against Twitter abuse
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Comment number 77.
At 11th Oct 2012, Gurney Nutting wrote:Previous Prime Ministers are taken out of storage, dusted off, and re-energised in time to appear at this year's Conservative Conference
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Comment number 78.
At 11th Oct 2012, Bellhouse Hartwell wrote:When David was prepared, his helmet was designed to give a little microwave ping, and the door would slowly open
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Comment number 79.
At 11th Oct 2012, Reeve Burgess wrote:Channel Five regrets to announce that this evening's programme, "When Illusions Go Wrong," has had to be cancelled ...
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Comment number 80.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:David Blaine deeply regretted buying his daughter a Spirograph for Christmas
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Comment number 81.
At 11th Oct 2012, Manisha wrote:A little to the left....to the right... thats it - now the picture is perfect
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Comment number 82.
At 11th Oct 2012, abz wrote:As I absorb the powers of the world's greatest magicians I can feel Penn & Teller's eccentricity, Derren Brown's mind control, David Copperfield's spectacular illusions, Paul Daniel's.....QUICK, TURN IT OFF, TURN IT OFF..........
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Comment number 83.
At 11th Oct 2012, VirtuousFang wrote:Do you expect me to talk?
No Mr Blaine, I expect you to die!!
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Comment number 84.
At 11th Oct 2012, Lelystad wrote:Forget The Rachel, ever since the Ryder Cup they'd been queuing up at salons for The Jimenez.
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Comment number 85.
At 11th Oct 2012, JimmyG wrote:David finally started to understand why his Mum kept telling him to unplug the TV during thunderstorms
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Comment number 86.
At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:GUARANTEED to eliminate dementia or your money back!
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At 11th Oct 2012, Dry Boak wrote:David Blaine's adverts for Shredded Wheat were bound to be livelier than Ian Botham's
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At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Attempts to shock Blaine out of his catatonic state,induced by low ratings were,ultimately,futile.
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Comment number 89.
At 11th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:The precise moment when Dr Frankenstein decided his monsters had jumped the shark...
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Comment number 90.
At 11th Oct 2012, penny-farthing wrote:Asked later to comment Blaine said "YYYEEEEOOOOOOWWWWWWW!"
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Comment number 91.
At 11th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:David just wants to get rid of your shorts.
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Comment number 92.
At 11th Oct 2012, MightyGiddyUpGal wrote:Ohm. My. God.
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Comment number 93.
At 11th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:Looks like I picked the wrong day to wear chain mail...
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Comment number 94.
At 11th Oct 2012, Kipson wrote:If they ask me to do this again I'll re-fuse.
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Comment number 95.
At 11th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:I've always considered myself to be well-grounded, actually.
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Comment number 96.
At 11th Oct 2012, ARoseByAnyOther wrote:Watts all this then?
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Comment number 97.
At 11th Oct 2012, Martin Walter wrote:What an electric light bulb looks like under a microscope
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At 11th Oct 2012, MorningGlories wrote:The throng and short of it.
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At 11th Oct 2012, Candace9839 wrote:David would never again forget the dryer sheet.
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At 11th Oct 2012, GuitarKate wrote:Despite all this, he still could not out-run the Duracell bunny!
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