Título: Harry Houdini
Seção: Buried alive stunt
Background: Erik Weisz was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. His parents were Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weisz (1829-1892) and Cecilia Steiner (1841-1913). Houdini was one of seven children: Herman M. (1863-1885) who was Houdini's half-brother, by Rabbi Weisz's first marriage; Nathan J. (1870-1927); Gottfried William (1872-1925); Theodore (1876-1945); Leopold D. (1879-1962); and Carrie Gladys (1882-1959), who was left almost blind after a childhood accident. Weisz arrived in the United States on July 3, 1878, on the SS Fresia with his mother (who was pregnant) and his four brothers.

Conteúdo: Houdini performed at least three variations on a buried alive stunt during his career. The first was near Santa Ana, California in 1915, and it almost cost Houdini his life. Houdini was buried, without a casket, in a pit of earth six feet deep. He became exhausted and panicked while trying to dig his way to the surface and called for help. When his hand finally broke the surface, he fell unconscious and had to be pulled from the grave by his assistants. Houdini wrote in his diary that the escape was "very dangerous" and that "the weight of the earth is killing."  Houdini's second variation on buried alive was an endurance test designed to expose mystical Egyptian performer Rahman Bey, who had claimed to use supernatural powers to remain in a sealed casket for an hour. Houdini bettered Bey on August 5, 1926, by remaining in a sealed casket, or coffin, submerged in the swimming pool of New York's Hotel Shelton for one and a half hours. Houdini claimed he did not use any trickery or supernatural powers to accomplish this feat, just controlled breathing. He repeated the feat at the YMCA in Worcester, Massachusetts on September 28, 1926, this time remaining sealed for one hour and eleven minutes.  Houdini's final buried alive was an elaborate stage escape that featured in his full evening show. Houdini would escape after being strapped in a straitjacket, sealed in a casket, and then buried in a large tank filled with sand. While posters advertising the escape exist (playing off th

user: When did he perform his buried alive stunt?

assistant: 1915,

user: Where did he perform it?

assistant: Santa Ana, California

user: What did the stunt involve?

assistant: Houdini was buried, without a casket, in a pit of earth six feet deep.

user: How did Harry escape?

assistant: had to be pulled from the grave by his assistants.

user: Why did he have to be pulled out?

assistant: He became exhausted and panicked while trying to dig his way to the surface and called for help.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Houdini performed at least three variations on a buried alive stunt during his career.

user: Which variation were you describing before?

assistant: The first

user: What was the second variation?

assistant: Houdini's second variation on buried alive was an endurance test designed to expose mystical Egyptian performer Rahman Bey,

user: What did Rahman Bey do?

assistant: claimed to use supernatural powers to remain in a sealed casket for an hour.

user: How did the second variation go?

assistant: Houdini bettered Bey

user: How did he better Bey?

assistant: by remaining in a sealed casket, or coffin, submerged in the swimming pool of New York's Hotel Shelton for one and a half hours.