CHEM 180 Lecture Notes - Iron Gall Ink, James Randi, Magician Among The Spirits
2 Oct 2013
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Houdini was born in budapest, hungary (although he always insisted that he was born in appleton, wisconsin he emigrated there) They came to north america because he father found a job in appleton. He joined a travelling medicine show (where he met his wife) He took the name houdini by adding an i to his idle robert houdin (magician: robert houdin changed magic forever, he got away from dressing up like a wizard and dressed in elegant evening wear. Houdini had another idea, which really made him famous around the world. Had the ability to hold his breath for 4 minutes. He did small things (thread/nail trick) as well as large (vanished an elephant) He was the first person to fly an airplane in australia (just because he loved the notion of being an original, first to do anything, and he had heard no one had ever flown a plane in australia)
