David Blaine broke the World Record for holding his breath on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, holding his breath for 17 minutes and 4 seconds.

Besides the fact that I can’t get over Oprah stooping so low as to televise David Blaine attempting to break a world record that he had previously failed at, what the hell was the audience doing during David’s attempt? They can’t cheer and can’t clap, so what did Oprah do to entertain for 17 minutes and 4 seconds?

I vote worst show to be an Oprah audience member at. No cars, no celebrities, and David didn’t even go into convulsions like last time he attempted to hold his breath longer than any sane person would consider.

By the way, how is that even possible? I heard that he breathed pure oxygen for 17 minutes before he entered the tank, but is there any “trick” involved in this? I’m tempted to say no, since the Guinness Book of World Records of pretty vigilant in determine who gets into the book and who doesn’t.