The average, healthy person should be able to go about 2 minutes. With a little relaxation and a little hyperventilating, I was able to go 2 and a half. But that's nothing. David Blaine set a world record on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. He held his breath for over 17 minutes during a live broadcast of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Do I have to say, "don't try this at home"? People have died from holding their breath, and I mean LOTS of them. How far do you really want to go with this? Blaine spent several minutes breathing pure oxygen before his attempt, and submerged himself in ice water. Man, people do the screwiest things! I know a 9-year old boy who had memorized Gabriel Garcia Marquez' book "One Hundred Years of Solitude". That to me seemed more impressive. And he made a nice living going around to restaurants in Bogota, doing recitations for money. BTW, he made enough money to live in a nice hotel, ate free at nice restaurants, and had a maid who did his laundry.
I like to see how long I can hold my breath.. and I'm an adult
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The average, healthy person should be able to go about 2 minutes. With a little relaxation and a little hyperventilating, I was able to go 2 and a half. But that's nothing. David Blaine set a world record on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. He held his breath for over 17 minutes during a live broadcast of the Oprah Winfrey Show. Do I have to say, "don't try this at home"? People have died from holding their breath, and I mean LOTS of them. How far do you really want to go with this? Blaine spent several minutes breathing pure oxygen before his attempt, and submerged himself in ice water. Man, people do the screwiest things! I know a 9-year old boy who had memorized Gabriel Garcia Marquez' book "One Hundred Years of Solitude". That to me seemed more impressive. And he made a nice living going around to restaurants in Bogota, doing recitations for money. BTW, he made enough money to live in a nice hotel, ate free at nice restaurants, and had a maid who did his laundry.