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Houdini: True Performance

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Houdini was a great and true performer. I will explain why I think this. Houdini escaped from a great combination of things, an example of this is handcuffs. Houdini could perform tricks, like his needle swallowing act. By the end of these paragraphs I hope you understand why I think Houdini was a performer. Houdini was an great performer. To support this ¨Houdini escaped from every combination of straight jackets, jails, coffins, handcuffs and leg shackles.¨ This quote makes me think that magic tricks and and escape artists are interesting to watch, and I do enjoy watching them. I enjoy magic tricks because they are really impressive. The escape stunts are impressive to watch because some of them are dangerous. Also, the magic tricks are

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