Being upside down made it easier for Houdini to work his arms over his head. During this time, he was able to shorten the trick from thirty minutes to only three. In a way, hanging upside down was actually helpful to Houdini. Though the initial version of the straitjacket escape caused a stir, Houdini gained even more fame when he began to perform this trick while suspended upside down and bound at the ankles.
Lastly, Houdini would remove the straitjacket from the arms and body by stepping on the ends of the sleeves and giving an upward, backward pull. Next, the hands, working beneath the canvas, would unhook the neck and body buckles.
Once loosened, the arms were brought in front of the body so the buckles of the sleeves could be undone with the teeth. However, if forced to cross his arms, Houdini could dislocate one or both of his shoulders in order to provide the slack he needed to escape. This allowed him to work his arms over his head, the upper arm first. Most important, was the placement of his arms. Houdini had the ability to expand his chest to enormous proportions, giving him even more slack when he let the air out of his chest. Its purpose is to restrain the strongest and most violent criminals or insane people.įrom the moment he put on the straitjacket, Houdini's goal was to obtain slack by gripping as much loose cloth as possible. The cuffs do not allow the hands to be free, but instead resemble elongated bags, ending in leather straps that wrap around the body. A regulation straitjacket is made of heavy canvas, reinforced with leather with a collar, cuffs and various straps. The straitjacket escape began as a challenge from the police when Houdini was performing his famous handcuffs act.
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