Harry Houdini was an
American stunt performer born on March 24, 1874. He was best known as “Harry Handcuff Houdini”, because he
sensationally challenged different police forces to try and keep him locked up.
The mirror challenge was
one of the most fascinating of all times. Houdini was challenged by the London
Daily Mirror to free himself from a special lock that had taken a locksmith
from Birmingham five years to make. He accepted, and after one hour of struggling
finally managed to escape.
In the Milk Can Escape,
Houdini was handcuffed and locked inside a huge milk can full of water and
escaped behind a curtain as part of his performance he invited the audience to
hold their breaths for as long as he did. Nobody lasted but him.
The Overboard Box escape
was one of his favorites. He was handcuffed and locked in a sealed crate that
weighed down in New York´s East River and managed to escape in fifty-seven
seconds. This was one of his favorites.
Like these, he pulled off many kinds of different escaping acts, which no one has ever been able to
explain. Maybe he just has supernatural powers.
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