I think its real. Apparently he lost like 40 pounds. I'm not saying they didn't feed him some supplements in his water but who cares...he stayed in a box for 40 days. Personally, I wouldn't want to do that even if I had food and entertainment (I say from my cubicle
). Let him do what he wants to do. Some people like him some don't. Personally I liked him more when he was doing "real" magic than these endurance stunts but that's just my opinion.