Merlini breaks underwater record at MIPCOM

Magician David Merlini broke a world record at MIPCOM’s Opening Cocktail last night (October 13): encouraged by his friend and mentor, mentalist Uri Geller (right), he accomplished the considerable feat of holding his breath underwater in a glass tank for over 20 minutes, considerably beating the previous record of 17 minutes and 19 seconds.

A spectacular finish was guaranteed by the breaking of the glass at the end of his turn; fortunately, the Majestic hotel wasn’t flooded!