“Magician David Blaine's latest stunt boasts lots of high-voltage snap, crackle and pop – but experts say he'll be safe from electrocution as long as he wears his chain-mail suit and metal headgear”. – NBC News. Photo: Blaine stands inside the apparatus, surrounded by a million volts of electric currents streamed by tesla coils. The stunt, sponsored by Intel, is the latest of daredevil endeavors by the magician whose previous stunts included being encased in ice for over 60 hours in Times Square, on October 5, 2012. (Photo by John Minchillo/Associated Press)

“A skydiver has made history by smashing the world record for the highest skydive after leaping from 128,097ft (39,044m). Daredevil Felix Baumgartner ascended to the edge of space in a pressurised capsule suspended beneath a giant helium balloon. He then jumped out, freefalling for four minutes and 19 seconds before opening his parachute”.

Photo: Baumgartner celebrates after successfully completing the jump. (Photo by Balazs Gardi/Red Bull Stratos)

Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini poses with a Barbie doll, in Verona, Italy, in this undated handout image. (Photo by Mattel/Petra Rajnicova/Handout via Reuters)

Kyle Larson (42) flips as he makes contact with Jeffrey Earnhardt (81) on the back stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Talladega, Ala. (Photo by Greg McWilliams/AP Photo)

“The Last Pollen Spore Preparing to Leave a Ladybug Trying to Hold On, Because It Didn't Want to Be Alone”. Photo by Hiep Nguyen Hoang (Hanoi, Vietnam). Photographed in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 2012.

A herder sits amidst his camels at a cattle market in Lahore on June 3, 2025, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)

A Bangladeshi man carries a duck as he returns to Dhaka after Eid-al-Fitr celebrations, at the Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 28 April 2023. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the three-day festival at the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in Islam. (Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA)

Liverpool soccer fans celebrate their team's victory against Tottenham Hotspur, clinching the Premier League title at Anfield in Liverpool, England, April 27, 2025. (Photo by Jon Super/AP Photo)