"Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it."
- James "The Amazing" Randi
James Randi has always appeared to me that he was born old, but here he is in his prime as an escape artist and illusionist.
Born in 1928, he literally ran away to the circus as a teenager, and began performing escape acts like this one, suspended above a city street (date and location unknown to me).
The Aquatic Coffin Escape.
Bonus: Another favorite quote
"Uri Geller may have psychic powers by means of which he can bend spoons; if so, he appears to be doing it the hard way."
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