How YouTuber MrBeast Spent 7 Days Being Buried Alive In A Coffin

Famed YouTuber MrBeast, also known as Jimmy Donaldson, embarked on a horrific stunt by spending seven days confined inside a sealed coffin buried underground.

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What happened?

While the prospect of being buried alive may evoke unease in many, MrBeast undertook this week-long endeavour purely for entertainment with his 212 million YouTube subscribers in mind. Acknowledging the stunt's mental strain, he earnestly cautioned his followers against attempting such feats at home.

Where and when?

It is not clear where and when he attempted the stunt.

Why?

The social media sensation opted to spend seven days underground as part of his most recent, jaw-dropping stunt purely for entertainment.

As he was being pushed under the ground, Donaldson said, "I'm entrusting my life to this coffin for the next seven days." During his underground stay, he broke into tears of frustration multiple times, even as his game plan was to sleep or 'hibernate' as much as possible.

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How did he prepare for it?

The YouTuber and his friends used an excavator to put 20,000 pounds of mud on top of the coffin, ensuring it was below the surface.

The suit-clad celebrity was then pulled down into the ground in a state-of-the-art transparent coffin, complete with food and water, to begin this underground journey. The coffin also had cameras to record the video and ensure nothing went downhill.

The 25-year-old's highly specialised 'coffin' was packed with water, freeze-dried food, and cameras to record his reactions and ensure his safety. It also allowed a supply of air.

The 'coffin' had no means of entertainment, but Donaldson could speak to his friends and team overground. It had just enough space for him to sit slightly upright but not stand.

I spent a week buried alive because you all really liked when I did it for 50 hours.. It was hard af, go watch! pic.twitter.com/3vF7fwXlw4

¡ª MrBeast (@MrBeast) November 18, 2023

On Day 4, he said, "I hope tomorrow's easier. It's a weird feeling. I am very tired, but for some reason, I can't sleep. I don't know. I've never had this happen before. Why am I crying? I don't know."

When he finally emerged, his friends and followers welcomed him with a banner that announced that his subscribers had already crossed 200 million. As of today, he has 213 million subscribers, making him the biggest individual content creator on YouTube. He is behind only T-Series, an Indian music label and production company that has 253 million subscribers.

Donaldson later shared an 18-minute video of this elaborate stunt on his channel on November 18. The clip has gathered nearly 64 million views so far.

Who is he?

James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, more commonly known as MrBeast, is an American YouTuber credited with pioneering a genre of YouTube videos that centres on expensive stunts and challenges and giving away money.

MrBeast earned $54 million in 2021. He reportedly makes around $5 million a month, making him YouTube's highest-paid content creator, according to Forbes.

This was not the first time Mr Beast spent time underground. In March 2021, he was buried for 50 hours in similar circumstances.

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