Who is the greatest magician in the world? Harry Houdini deserved it. He not only created unique magic tricks such as "escape" and "needle piercing", but also did not forget to give psychic a "hard blow" after his death. Do you know what's going on? Xiaobian this is to reveal the secret for you.
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When it comes to magicians, many people will invariably think of Liu Qian. Liu Qian once said on the spring evening: "Next, it is a moment to witness a miracle." Immediately, with a pair of skillful hands, he confused the audience and the audience in front of the TV set into his fans, and Liu Qian became extremely popular. However, in the ranking of the magic world, Liu Qian only ranked eighth, and the first place was the famous Harry Houdini.
Why did Harry Houdini surpass a group of good magicians and become the number one in the world? This starts with his childhood experiences. Born in 1874 to a Jewish family in Budapest, Hungary, Harry Houdini did countless jobs and had many social experiences from the age of twelve. Until watching the parade magician Lynn's performance, Harry Houdini suddenly felt that he also had a talent for magic, because he could remove his elbows from a young age, and he could also use all kinds of gadgets to unlock various locks.
Houdini is very active, and at the age of 17, he and his brothers founded the "Houdini Brothers" magic troupe. With his talent, he let the audience choose any pair of handcuffs when performing, and then Harry Houdini can quickly get out of it.
As he grew more famous and mastered more and more techniques, in 1913 he performed the most famous stage illusion, the water cell escape technique. On the stage, Harry Houdini's hands and feet were all tied with ropes, hanging upside down in a Chinese-style water prison made of transparent glass and steel, which was full of water. It is already difficult for a person to get out of being tied up all over his body, and how can he get out quickly while holding his breath? The audience was nervous and scared, and they all worried about Harry Houdini's life, but after 3 minutes, Houdini managed to escape from the water prison in full view of everyone. Since then, Harry Houdini has gained fame.
In order to make his performance more interesting, Houdini also invented a stunt - threading needles. He could swallow a dozen steel needles and a rope in a row, and when he spit them out, all the steel needles were neatly worn on the rope. As a result, he was invited by many film directors and was invited by many countries to perform locally, becoming a world-famous magician.
Harry Houdini is not only a successful magician who knows how to repay favors, but also a magician who breaks through superstitions. Is there really a population with special abilities in this world? No one can give an accurate answer, but there is a group of people in the name of "psychic medium", claiming to be "Spaniah with X-ray function", as well as "Egyptian mysterious people" and other gangs, making a lot of money, Houdini understands the doorway behind their "mysterious phenomenon", takes the initiative to challenge the media, and exposes the true face of "psychic medium".
This completely angered some of the fake "psychics" who had privately retaliated against Harry Houdini. Soon after, Harry Houdini died of cecalitis, and some say he died of performance injuries, some say he died of poisoning by the enemy, which is still a mystery.
But before his death, Harry Houdini was committed to using science to expose the medium. He and his wife agreed on a code word, hoping that after his death, his wife would ask the most famous psychic medium to cast a spell, and if the soul of Harry Houdini was invited, and the soul knew the code word agreed upon by the husband and wife, it meant that the "psychic medium" was real. Unfortunately, the wife had been asking for a psychic medium for ten years, and no one said a secret word. Although Harry Houdini died, he still used his actions to give the "psychic medium" a hard blow.
Harry Houdini was born as a magician and died as a magician. He not only created thrilling escape techniques, but also raised the identity of a magician to another level, practicing it himself, and using scientific means to crack some of the tricks of the "psychic medium". I have to say that there is no doubt that he can become the greatest magician in the world.
Wen xiucai, editor-in-chief of Wenlan Hairun Studio, this article is written by: Special history writer: Feng Doudou
Source:
Mysterious Journal: Magic Fantasy by Emily Hawkins Published by Guizhou Education Press
"Escape Master Hudini", by Feng Zhongsheng, World Knowledge Publishing House