Friday, March 25, 2011

Like Houdin

If you are frequently using Google as your search engine you might be prompted with the image shown blow, the image is a man with a handcuff’s on in his hand, This is what I really like about Google, they shows different image on their Google banner each time you visit their site. One time they put Pacman and you can actually play it using your arrow keyboard.



Well!!! awhile ago, I was supposed to search for an image which I will use for my new blog entry, I was surprised to see this image when I open Google, because I know just exactly who’s this man is, he is Erik Weisz or better known as Harry Houdini, a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena.

He was one of the most spectacular escape artists and one of the well known celebrity magicians in his time, he claimed that he only needs to see the tricks two or three times and he will surely know how it’s being done. He also claimed that he can take any blow to the body above the waist without injury, this also cause his death.

One student took the test and punched him hard in his stomach and causes abdominal bleeding which force him to go to the hospital, he was admitted in the hospital and confined in Room 401 and died after seven days after on October 31, 1926 at the age of 52.

Note:

Harry Houdini is not his real name, Harry is his nickname and Houdini is taken from the name of his magician mentor Robert Houdin and he just added the letter “I” in the last part of the name which means in French “Like Houdin”.

The only person who fooled Houdini in terms of Magic was Dai Vernon A.K.A The Professor A.K.A The father of Close up Magic. Houdini was at the top of his career as a celebrity magician when 14 years old Dai Vernon approached him and asked him if he can perform magic to him. Dai Vernon then performed the magic tricks called “The Ambitious Card” which popularized again by David Blaine on TV and he call it “The Fruit Look”.

The name of MTV’s Room 401 TV special was taken from the Room of the same number where Harry Houdini was confined before he died.

Houdini developed the Chinese Torture Cell trick fourteen years before he died and performed it numerous times.



March 24, 1874 to October 31, 1926






Thank you for reading.


D”N





15 comments:

  1. Napansin ko nga yan pero dahil hindi ko siya kilala, di ko siya binigyang pansin. Pero di kinaya ng powers ko ang Trivia. Galing ng memory mo parang kang Wikipedia. Dahil jan ikaw na ang Walking Wikipedia.

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  2. @Sey: kilala ko po siya pon-pon.. mula pa pagkabata ko.. I think I was about 5 years old.. tinuruan ako ng papa ko ng simple magic.. tapos ayun... kinwento na rin niya sa akin ang life ni houdini.. kaya alam na alam ko ang buhay niya... ehehehe... walang magikero na hindi nakakakilala sa knaya.. kung meon man... baka mabatukan ko lang... eheheh... Joke...

    @Kikomax: grabe talaga over... eheheh..

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  3. mambabatok ka pa! wag naman uy, magiging patapon ka sige ka! Kaya pala kilala mo siya at papa mo ang mentor mo? galing naman!

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  4. kalokohan langang tinuro sa akin ng papa ko sey... wala yun alam sa magic... pero siya talaga nagintrouce sa akin kay Houdini... pero.. halos lahat naman ng magician kilala iya... remember I am practicing this craft... eheheheh

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  5. Al... Ahh yun pala yun..at siya pala si Houdini..kase yung nilalaro ko sa Pet Society sa FB may Houdini..tas hindi ko lam kung anong meron at bakit ganun itsura ni houdini..tas yown naman pala.. niliwanagan mo ko kung sino siya.. hahahaha :)

    Anyhoooo...basta ang alam ko lang ay kilala ko si David Blaine.

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  6. ah bakit naman siya ang inilagay sa google?oo napansin ko rin to..

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  7. siya pala yong nkikita sa google ngyn.. i see, tnx al for d info..

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  8. wow al nice trivia ah...hahaha napansin ko dinito pero dedma to earth lang...hahaha

    magician ka ba?

    @sey - korek ka jan hndi ko kinaya ang powers ni Al...hahaha

    @mommy-razz - hello po:-)

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  9. yun pala un... nakilala ko ata siya kahapon.. hehe...chos! nakwento din siya sakin ni pudangbels, the great houdini pa nga tawag niya.. tsaka lagi siya binabanggit sa magic gimik :)

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  10. Una may napansin ko ang bagong profile sa FB.Asan na ang long hair?

    Basta gusto ko ang mga magic magic.Pero nakakatakot naman ang nangyari doon sa naospital bakit naman nag kaganon.
    May mga trick na nakakatakot panoorin pero Magic nga eh kaya lang may risk din ang kahit na anong bagay.

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  11. can i know why do u like my blog :) hehehe... but, thanks

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  12. @Kamil: Uu.. nagkalat ang kanyang name sa net now a day.. di ko alam kung bakit... di pa kai ako nakakapag forum.. down pa kasi ang forum namin mga magician until now...

    @Em: dahil ang google ay magaling... at mahilig sila magfeature ng mga kung ano-ano at nagkataon na si houdini namana ng napili nilang sbject...

    @mommy_razz: you are most welcome po...

    @Nashmadami pa akong alam na mga trivia about sa kanya.. lalo na tungkol sa magi... kasi magician ako ehh...

    @Jhengpot..: wow... first comment na narecieve ko galing sa iyo... eheheh.. Uu the Great Houdini ang tawag sa kanya... dahil sya ang kauna-unahang sumikat ng husto pag dating sa magic... sino po si pudangbels?

    @Mond: maiksi na po ang pics hair ko now... and thanks nga pala sa PDF file... download ako mamaya ng cs5... kasi gamit ko lang potable cs lang... ehehhe... Uu may mga magic talaga risky... pag may time ako... download ko ang isa sa mga mental magic na nagkamili... at nasugatan talaga ang magician..

    @Fathiah: I just like your blog... that's it...

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  13. naku hindi ko sya naabutan. hehe.. siguro tulog na ako nung nagparamdam sya sa google. this is a nice trivia. amazing naman pala yang si houdini. no wonder a mgician like you knows him. sana someday mga tricks naman nya ang ipapakita mo sa amin.

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  14. ramdom kasi ang magpapakita ng Google sa kanilang site banner Mayen eh... ako nga sinabihan lang ng kasama kong magician.. then after two days pa saka ko nakita... eheheh...

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