He's survived being encased in ice, being buried alive in a grave, being trapped in a plexiglass box high in the air, holding his breath underwater for Oprah, and standing on top of a pedestal for a few days, but this is the first stunt where magician David Blaine will wear magnetic footwear. Take that, Criss Angel!

ABC has announced the next special to feature Blaine, who seems to be loved and loathed in equal measure. The show is titled "The Dive of Death," and will feature Blaine walking on the underside of a thin wire high above Wollman Rink in New York City. He'll do it for three days and nights, with the help of magnetic boots. On a related note, "The Dive of Death" also describes the bar down the street from my apartment.

Now, I don't think there's any danger in this, since he's wearing special boots that will probably glue him to the wire even if he were to fall asleep. But there isn't going to be any harness or airbag used, so that means he'll have to get down some other way (which hasn't been revealed yet), plus I guess there's the possibility that the boots could fail and Blaine could come hurtling down on the crowd below.

The special airs on Wednesday, September 24 at 9pm.