234 - The Inventions of Harry Houdini
Don't Look Now
English - August 08, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSociety & Culture Science comedy storytelling random culture science history Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Most know Harry Houdini as a legendary escape artist. What most don't know is that his performances were largely possible though many inventions he developed to aid in his slight of hand. He did not want them to become public knowledge so he refused to patent them, instead keeping them secret. Many of his methods are still unknown to this day.