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rue or False: Did Harry Houdini drown while performing the Chinese Water Torture trick?
yes
yes he did
the Chinese Water Torture Cell
no he did not drown
He turned upside down, and he had an extra key
The Chinese water torture cell first public performance was at the Circus Busch in Berlin, Germany, on September 21, 1912. In letters Houdini referred to the effect as "the Upside Down"
no, god knows why, but he somehow escaped from chains and locks upside down
no, god knows why, but he somehow escaped from chains and locks upside down
He had an extra key, of course! After he dropped his first key.
he actually did. It is a well known myth that Harry did die drowning in the water torture illusion, but Harry had an 'iron stomach', anyone could punch him in the gut and he wouldn't flinch, but someone punched him repeatedly in the stomach one day when he wasnt ready and burst his appendix. Im a magicians assistant, he is a god to us(:
Harry Houdini was a famous escape artist. Apparently he could escape anything. The chinese water trap is his best know feat.