"Is It an Accident Scene?"... Why a Man Was Left Hanging Mid-Air at the Height of a 9-Story Building

Let's take you to Hollywood in the United States.

A man is suspended upside down from a crane, floating in mid-air.

It looks like an accident scene, but it is actually a high-altitude escape stunt performed by the American magician "Houdini II."

The magician is hanging by just one foot with his entire body bound in a straitjacket.

The height is approximately 24 meters, equivalent to a 9-story building!

No safety mat was installed underneath.

Will he be able to escape?

He begins to wriggle and struggle, successfully shedding the straitjacket in about two minutes.

The unbelievable sight drew cheers from the crowd.

This performance was organized to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini, the legendary escape artist who performed a hanging straitjacket escape upside down in New York City's Times Square in 1917.

(Source: X @Reuters, @HistoryUnfiled, @drnickUSA)
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