[pavyracer]

NEW YORK - A man who calls himself a tantric master broke his own world record by standing engulfed in ice for 72 minutes.

Wim Hof, 48, stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice for an hour and 12 minutes Saturday.

Hof said he survives by controlling his body temperature through tantric meditation. Tantra is an Eastern tradition of ritual and meditation said to bring followers closer to their chosen deities.

Hof set the world record for full body ice contact endurance in 2004, when he immersed himself in ice for an hour and eight minutes.

Hof's feat kicked off BRAINWAVE, a five-month series of events in New York exploring how art, music, and meditation affect the brain.

[Poker_Beast]

What a crazy bastard! Frost bite in all the wrong places.

[Dark Horse]

It's a technique. That's how the yogis in the Himalayas survive the freezing temperatures. Except they're trying to transcend the ego, instead of showing off before the world.

[Illusion]

When I read the first sentence of this post I thought it was referring to the rock band. Seriously though, that guy is a complete freak. I couldn't last five minutes I bet.

[rugbybdyb]

Can you say srinkage??? I dont think I could last a minute...did anyone ever have to dip their foot in that ice bath when you had an injury during college or high school sports, I could not even stand that for like 3 min....an hour and 12 you have to be kidding.