Houdini's Secrets Revealed

The seemingly impossible stunts performed by master escapologist Harry Houdini have confused and delighted generations. Breaking locks, escaping submerged boxes, getting out of straitjackets, the fiendish Chinese Water Torture routine - his feats were simply astounding.

Yet magic always has a simple explanation and, in Houdini's case, his methods were in fact far more ingenious and impressive than the trick itself. Here are ten of Houdini's greatest stunts - and how he did them.