water torture cell

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The water torture cell is a famous escape-artist apparatus in which Harry Houdini was suspended upside down in a locked, water-filled tank, showcasing one of his most dramatic and perilous stunts.

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Chinese Water Torture Cell 2
water torture cell canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf escape-artist apparatus ⓘ
magic illusion ⓘ
stage escape stunt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chinese Water Torture Cell ⓘ
Houdini’s Water Torture Cell ⓘ
associatedWith Harry Houdini’s stage career ⓘ
early 20th-century magic ⓘ
publicity stunts ⓘ
contains water-filled tank ⓘ
creator Harry Houdini ⓘ
culturalImpact inspired later escape acts ⓘ
referenced in popular culture depictions of Houdini ⓘ
designedFor upside-down escape performance ⓘ
feature glass-fronted tank ⓘ
locking mechanism ⓘ
metal frame ⓘ
padlocks ⓘ
stocks for securing the performer’s ankles ⓘ
suspension chains ⓘ
firstPerformedBy Harry Houdini ⓘ
genre escapology ⓘ
illusionism ⓘ
goal escape before running out of air ⓘ
intendedEffect create appearance of mortal danger ⓘ
create suspense ⓘ
showcase Houdini’s escape abilities ⓘ
involves locking performer’s feet in stocks ⓘ
submerging performer in water ⓘ
suspending performer upside down ⓘ
medium live stage performance ⓘ
notableFor being one of Houdini’s most dramatic escapes ⓘ
high level of perceived danger ⓘ
iconic status in magic history ⓘ
performanceStyle daredevil stunt ⓘ
escape act ⓘ
performer Harry Houdini ⓘ
requires breath control ⓘ
lock-picking skills ⓘ
physical conditioning ⓘ
underwater escape techniques ⓘ
riskType asphyxiation risk ⓘ
drowning hazard ⓘ
subjectOf books about Houdini ⓘ
documentaries about magic history ⓘ
usedBy Harry Houdini ⓘ
usedIn Houdini’s touring shows ⓘ

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Harry Houdini → signatureProp → water torture cell ⓘ
subject linked to: Houdini
Harry Houdini → signatureAct → Chinese Water Torture Cell ⓘ
linked to: water torture cell
Water Torture Cell escape → alsoKnownAs → Chinese Water Torture Cell ⓘ
subject linked to: water torture cell escape
linked to: water torture cell