Exposing Randi's water chamber trick!!!

[kittynh]

I was visiting a friend that had her grandmother over (she's in her 90's and still pretty sharp). I was told she likes magic, so I brought over Mr.Randi's book "Conjuring" with me. Hazel (the nice older lady) claims she was living in NYCity when Mr.Randi was put in a coffin in a pool and survived for 4 days! She winked and told me she KNEW how he had done the trick, but that she never would tell.

Honestly, I've always wondered how he did that trick (but 4 days??). I finally promised I would never tell, but I just HAD to know.

Well, here is it people!!!

I'm spilling the BIG secret!

Mr.Randi went into hybernation! You see, he made sure the pool was REALLY COLD! That's right, if the water is cool enough, you go into hybernation and you don't use as much air!

Wow! I'm sorry, but I think that it's time this secret was exposed. (and yes, I lied to Hazel...because I just can't keep this to myself).

The secret....cold water!

 

[AnotherSillyAlias]

Ahhhh... and here I was thinking it was the 12 bottles of bourbon he drank just prior to entering the box, thereby preserving his body ....

 

[Diamond]

It wasn't four days. It's amazing how third hand stories of magician's tricks get exaggerated.

 

[Zep]

No, it was three years.

 

[Ian Osborne]

Can you imagine Randi being idle in a coffin for four days? He'd want to take a laptop with him so he could work on during the stunt...

 

[kittynh]

That's what makes magic so interesting. People THINK they see and remember something. This woman is SURE he was in this coffin for 4 days. I don't think it was just her age, I think magic tricks get better over time.

One thing I just don't think people often get is how really GOOD, no I mean GREAT magician Mr.Randi is. He is one of the best ever. I know the focus of this place is his skeptic work, but the man is truly a talented, indeed gifted, magician.