Houdini

May 9th, 2024 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words

I heard a story once about Houdini. He took a flight on one of the first airplanes as part of a promotional stunt. Houdini was to be chained in the cockpit and the pilot would jump out in a parachute. He’d then have to escape the chains and land the plane safely. He’d never even flown before.

The plane ended up crashing, and both the pilot and Houdini were killed, with Houdini’s corpse still chained up. But then a week later Houdini was spotted performing at the Regent Theatre, Salford.

I suspect that wasn’t the real Houdini on that plane.

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