{"id":750527,"date":"2026-10-30T21:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/la-escape-artist-performs-straitjacket-stunt-to-honor-houdinis-death\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:20:37","slug":"la-escape-artist-performs-straitjacket-stunt-to-honor-houdinis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/la-escape-artist-performs-straitjacket-stunt-to-honor-houdinis-death\/","title":{"rendered":"LA escape artist performs straitjacket stunt to honor Houdini\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af50d9ad682f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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celebrate the 100th anniversary of Harry Houdini\u2019s death on Halloween.<\/p>\n<p>Performer Houdini II successfully escaped a straitjacket while suspended upside-down from a crane about 80 feet high next to the castle.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Performer Houdini II successfully escaped a straitjacket while suspended upside-down from a crane next to Hollywood\u2019s Magic Castle. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The escape artist took just under 2 minutes free himself. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The escape artist took just under 2 minutes free himself, saying the straitjacket was an \u201cexact replica\u201d of the one actor Tony Curtis wore in the 1953 film \u201cHoudini.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He completed the escape without an airbag or protective landing system beneath him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Organizers said before the stunt that Houdini II would throw $1,000 from the sky as a \u201cgesture promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> unity, peace, and global harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He claimed the jacket was an \u201cexact replica\u201d of the one actor Tony Curtis wore in the 1953 film \u201cHoudini.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Houdini has performed stunts like jumping from Miami\u2019s MacArthur Bridge into Biscayne Bay, bound with ropes and chains, and then escaping from a submerged coffin-like wooden box, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>He recently completed a 10-month tour promoting his documentary, \u201cHoudini II: A Beautiful Day to Die.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The performer <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared overjoyed after his high-flying escape.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s crazy man, it\u2019s beautiful up there,\u201d he said. \u201cBut all for Houdini and the Magic Castle that let this go on today. We love it. We made history.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Escape artist Houdini II celebrates after performing his high-flying stunt. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Harry Houdini famously died on Halloween in 1926 at the age of 52 from peritonitis.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/fact-check\/death-of-houdini\/\">Witnesses speculated <\/a>his death was caused by a man who punched him repeatedly in the stomach after Houdini said he could endure the punishment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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