David Blaine, who’s been floating in a fish bowl at Lincoln Center for the past week, just tried and failed to break the underwater breath-holding record (8 minutes and 58 seconds). He went just over 7 minutes before he had to be rescued. It was a thrill to see the illusionist fail at something. No word yet on whether he caused himself brain damage.

On the same topic, here’s a “Street Magic” levitation trick you can try at home.