page_title: David Merlini
section_title: 2001
hierarchical_section_title: David Merlini / The New Generation Performances / 2001
caption_attribution_description: English: David Merlini escape artist frozen in a block of solid ice on Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary, on the 29th of September 2001
context_page_description: David Merlini is a Hungarian-Italian escape artist, and World Record holder, described by Expo 2015 as the world's most famous escapologist, currently serving as Director of The House of Houdini, the only Houdini museum in Europe.
  Merlini's signature performances had been broadcast live in some of the most relevant television networks worldwide.
context_section_description: The stunt named Hyberna sees Merlini strapped in a regulation straitjacket, welded in a steel reinforced glass container filled with water, and set to freeze in a refrigeration cell on Heroe's Square, in Budapest.
  At the end of the 33 hours process, the one ton ice block is melted with flame throwers. The show is witnessed live by a crowd of more than 10,000 and on live television broadcast.
caption: David Merlini frozen in a block of solid ice on Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary, on the 29th of September 2001
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