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what was the mirror challenge with Harry Houdini?
In 1904, the London Daily Mirror newspaper challenged Harry Houdini to escape from special handcuffs that it claimed had taken Nathaniel Hart, a locksmith from Birmingham, five years to make.
How long did it take houdini to escape from the special handcuffs that it claimed had taken Nathaniel Hart, a locksmith from Birmingham, five years to make in the mirror challenge?
The escape attempt dragged on for over an hour, during which Houdini emerged from his ghost house several times.
did Harry Houdini have an audience for the Mirror challenge?
It was reported that 4000 people and more than 100 journalists turned out for the much-hyped Mirror challenge event with Harry Houdini

Question: How was the mirror challenge perceived by the public?
Self-contained rewrite: How was the Houdini mirror challenge perceived by the public?