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It's actually a part of the trick sometimes. At least one variation of the trick involves the concrete/dirt suddenly caving in, only to reveal the magician has already escaped.
How did anybody expect that thin plastic and glass coffin to hold up to the weight of that much concrete in the first place? Did nobody consider that this would probably happen or were people just way to confident in his escape artist skills?
Yeah... I'm assuming he did trial runs? Did he use concrete? Was the box actually designed correctly but built wrong maybe so it worked during his practice runs but failed here? Maybe the cement had a different composure than the mix used before (ie, more dense or more water weight)?
Well most people would probably assume that the magician knew what they were doing. When a well known illusionist/magician/escape artist does stuff like this it's kind of assumed that they have some kind of trick to get out of these situations or that the stunts are well planned. If someone was standing on the roof of a building in stereotypical magician clothes and telling people they were going to jump and fly, people would think they're watching some planned stunt and might not even call the police.
I remember seeing this live as a 10 yr old. Seeing the concrete sink, even I knew he was a goner. My dad changed the channel almost immediately after that. What a night...
I remember a Mythbusters episode where they tried to bury Jamie using a standard coffin they got from a funeral home, but the weight of the dirt was crushing the coffin. Keep in mind the coffin was made out of steel. Now doing this with a thin transparent material with concrete?!
@irwinisidro Yeah, thats why most modern coffins are placed in a cement or metal "vault", a square box thats a little bigger than the coffin and designed to handle the weight. The vault except for lid is lowered in the grave, the coffin is lowered in on top of that. At that point the mourners do a graveside service if there will be one, throw handfuls of dirt or flowers, lower wreaths, or whatever their tradition says. After the mourners leave, the lid of the vault is lowered into the grave over the coffin, then it is buried. If you dont do that, even a sturdy coffin will collapse eventually. I cant imagine how on earth this guy thought thin plastic would save him.
I remember that episode, too, and all the MBs used was dirt...and the coffin STILL started to buckle. The "grave" wasn't even an actual underground burial, but a specially built container with a quick release on one side so they could get to the coffin fast if shit went south...which it did, and they did, and thankfully Jamie wasn't hurt. And that was just with dirt & a full-steel constructed coffin. That episode was still scary as hell, despite knowing all the precautions. Surely *someone* told this guy "Glass?? Buried in concrete?? No, we're not helping you suicide"..
I use to do a lot of trench work, and the horror stories I've heard about people caught in a trench collapse is very gruesome. A cubic yard of soil weighs 3k pounds, and when you have anything over 2 cubic yards collapse on you.... everything inside of you gets pushed out of every orifice of your body. Blood, organs, veins.... everything. All out through your eyes, ears, nostrils, rectum, and pee hole... everything. Edit: A trench as shallow as 5 feet can have at least 2 cubic yards looming above you. I regularly found myself in trenches sometimes 20ft. Deep. Fortunately for me, I never went into a trench deeper than 4 feet without a trench box. Contractors hated it when I demanded a trench box be put in place, because it takes time, but I'm still alive.
What was that guy on the digger thinking when he buried that guy with dirt? I think that was practice so they didn't need to fill the hole all the way up,start small and work up.
His previous test attempt that he was successful at was not only just dirt, but it was 3 feet more shallow. Also at the event he was told that concrete dries from the bottom and he said "it does"? The crowd in attendance was telling him not to do it.
I could only imagine what was going through his mind right before the collapse. He heard the creaking and cracking of the glass and plastic probably for a good while and it would have gotten worse and worse. He 100% knew it was going to give out on him and there was nothing he could have done to get out of it. I'm willing to bet he was shouting "Stop get me out." or "Help" but no one could hear him.
That was my thought as well. There's no chance it just collapsed in one instant without there being bowing/bending and cracking before, because it's just plastic and glass after all. While attempting this stunt is incredibly stupid and dangerous, people that are dumb/brave enough to attempt it in the future should be required to do it with a "panic" button that they can press that immediately notifies the assistants on the surface to abort the stunt
Yeah, I was wondering: why didn't he have a rescue alert he could signal? Like, the whole saying "saved by the bell" came from how you tied a string to a finger of a corpse before burial, with the far end attached to a bell. Because if they *weren't dead*, they'd ring the bell as they woke back up, and you'd know to come rescue them as fast as you could. Where's his bell? 1990, there's be tech where all it does is ping a pager or some kind of receiver if he sends the signal.
@@amandaschuller4546 A bell might have worked assuming the string didn't get snapped or stuck, but I doubt a pager or other device could transmit a signal through all the dirt and concrete. It doesn't take much to block radio waves.
@@FlowerMareEnjoyer Oh, that's true. Good point! Kinda a sign maybe this whole stunt was a bad idea, but, that's pretty well established at this point ...
As soon as you said wet cement, I knew there was no way he was going to live. No way the walls of the coffin could support that weight. The video showed exactly what I expected, a sudden change in level when the concrete filled the void.
@@PrometheusZandskiyet it really was a great point. Not sure about the rest of you but this is old news to me, especially if you watch a lot of "gone bad" type of content. I was also 5 years old when it happened and had heard of it afterwards while growing up. No need for name calling because you got a little embarrassed by a cheeky joke. A little ironic calling yourself Prometheus, the Forethinker, to not look at the title and ponder what may come to pass. Forethought: To consider something beforehand.
Back in the early 00's I watched a show called RealTV. One episode they did a segment on this particular magic trick. What's crazy is a magician tried this in the late 90's and survived. He had worked himself out of his cuffs and chains, and was about to open a secret door in the side of the coffin when the thing collapsed. He was wedged between the door and the concrete which allowed him a breathing area, but he still broke bones and nearly suffocated.
I'm so confused. Did this guy leave behind any notes that indicated how he intended to escape? If his coffin hadn't imploded, it still really, really seems like he would just die in there... unless he had some secret reinforced loose earth tunnel dug under the coffin, that wound up around where the cement would go, and into the side of where he was supposed to emerge, with a coffin trapdoor and I guess some supplemental oxygen? I don't see how he'd get out under any circumstance, but I'd love to hear what his plan was. He should've had another coffin made and buried it in a ton of cement as a test. As for this other dude who passed out: uh, what are you thinking bud? Why not start by being buried crouched in a *3* foot hole instead of a 10 foot hole and see how you do, and then try a 5 foot hole, 6, etc? That way, you can realize that the earth is going to kill you _before_ you're actually dying in it.
He literally expected that he would be able to get out of his restraints, somehow get out of the coffin, and dig his way out of the wet concrete. No tricks involved.
I was 8 when my dad took me to blackbeards to see this guy. Horrible mistake... I don't remember much now except for that sinking hole and the screams. That's been ages.
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People keep saying "illusion" which is wrong. This wasn't supposed to be an illusion. Houdini was primarily an escape artist. No tricks, no hidden spots, just crazy and able to get out of most things people couldn't. His illusion tricks were different.
@@DPSFSU fair enough; I'll modify my language to say, "homebro was under the *illusion* that he was Houdini, but he was*tricked* and now they both similar in the sense that they're both *dead* after". Gotta be honest; it doesn't make the case much stronger for the magician whether the audience was supposed to be amazed or fooled. I'd say this attempt falls flat on both accounts unless there's some twist coming where he's not dead.
I remember watching this when I was a kid. 30+ years later and I still don't understand how he planned to open an outward-swinging coffin lid once there were literal tons of solid matter pushing down on it.
The sheer weight of cement is astounding. Just a single wheelbarrow full is too heavy for most average people to move even an inch once it’s been filled to the top.
You are right i worked for a guy that poured concrete when i was young. It was the hardest job i ever had . I lasted 6 months pushing wheel barrows of wet cement and concrete before i said screw this and found another job. They weighed on average of 400 lbs and over . I came home so tired i would just collapse. Hardest job i ever had bar none.
@@troynov1965 yeah. I did it for a couple summers in my teens. It really blows my mind how insanely terrible of an idea this trick was. The guy must have been on some kind of manic episode to even conceive of this idea. Even aside from the weight issue, the stuff is extremely caustic and dangerous to human tissues. There’s simply no path through such a dumb trick outside of not even being inside that box before the stuff even gets poured, which makes for a really bad illusion anyway. There needs to be a sliver of a chance for someone to do the actual feat, not be blindingly impossible.
@@itsd0nk Not really related, but thanks for your service, guys. I assume that moving concrete means you were doing construction jobs of some sort. Heavy lifters and people who produce shit like food, houses, sanitation, and basic amenities are the unsung heroes of the labor force. The rest of us would be pretty screwed without you.
And that was a metal casket with dirt alone. A glass casket buried in concrete? Roast me if you must for bringing up an old meme but this smacks of the same level of hubris that doomed the Titan; being so confident in your own abilities that you think you're above physics.
This one has always confused me.... Like if you're going to attempt a stunt like that and intend to survive, the first thing you'd do would be a mockup to test if the coffin could take the weight applied to it. Surely? yet apparently he didn't bother? trusting your own escapism skills is one thing, but how did everyone fail to think 'hang on, a glass/plastic coffin of that specification couldn't possibly take several tonnes of shifting material dropped onto it' Weird.
@@mbrackeva exactly, it's not a trick or an illusion. Houdini was an escape artist mostly. He didn't have any special tools or tricks (except hiding a handcuff key on his person) to escape. That's why I like David Blaine, it's all very real and can have dire consequences to your health if done incorrectly.
And this is why I prefer Penn and Teller's logic for magic, the illusion is not you avoiding death the illusion is you looking as if you were in danger at all. They will not do anything that actually puts them in danger because they know that they are human and humans make mistakes and when those mistakes mean death it's just not worth it. Alex Honnald said something along the lines of this when speaking about his free soloing: "What I do is not risky, what I do has severe consequences if I make a mistake but the chances of me making a mistake like that is very small because if I am doing something it means that I have planned it out, practiced it, and trained to have backups". This guy seemed to have none of the preparation with all of the confidence, if something like you getting choked in the beginning of the stunt happened why on earth would you continue to try to go through with it? Clearly there is a flaw in your plan if that happened so maybe go back to the drawing board, also maybe you know work up from a thin layer of concrete or better yet don't do it at all but this guy said "yeah I did it with dirty, fuck it, full send just layer it all on me" Like if he had done any testing at all he'd have known how what he was doing was impossible, you only need to ever touch wet concrete to know that not only would it be impossible to dig out of but you also wouldn't be able to lift the lid to open it in the first place. I'd like to think that people in the age of the internet would know that this was a stupid suicidal stunt, sadly society simply self-destructs seeking status streaming socials. People will do anything for clout even if odds are they will die doing it.
@@keitow8577 No I am well aware of that incident and I have heard the story about how it was Teller's call to make whether or not he thought he could finish it in time and that there were fail safes in place that ended up not being needed. Unless there was a second time? I'm assuming you're referring to the SNL watertank they did?
Mr Genius of Superior Intellect: This event took place in 1990 i.e. before the internet and long before social media. You’re definitely not long winded or a complete ass.
@@nkmcfrln Lol maybe actually read what I wrote. I'm well aware it took place in 1990. You comment without reading and make yourself look like a complete ass.
@@xxfloppypillowxx Internet wasn't available for the public until 1991 and general use or everyday use wasn't until '93-'94. You really said nothing in everything you typed out.
Also whenever Penn and Teller do something like this they have so many safety protocols to escape if something happens, and I agree with them, you shouldn't be putting your life on the line for entertainment.
this isn't even a magic trick this is more akin to a feat of physical endurance I can't imagine how somebody comes up with just actually being straight-up crushed and decides it somehow makes them magic
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I had always assumed that the coffin was in fact meant to collapse which is why it did. However, if my theory is correct he wasn't supposed to still be in it when that happened. I had always assumed that one of the sides of the coffin was easily movable and that he was going to escape into a pre-dug safe room alongside the grave. It was my belief that he was supposed to be out of the coffin once it was covered with a thin layer of dirt thus leaving his actual escape hidden from the crowd. Once enough dirt was in place to cover his escape from the coffin, he would roll through the false side into a concealed door leading to his small underground safe room. Once there he could comfortably wait and perhaps even watch the footage from above on a TV. Once the grave was filled he would dig his way out via a much higher up hatch also located in the safe room and merely pretend that he had dug through all the layers or more than likely just magically appear behind everyone via some type of concealed hatch that led to a place that was behind a piece of equipment or otherwise at least semi-obscured from the audience. The purposely collapsing grave was just to add a flare of tension and drama. Of course this is all just conjecture.
I think that makes sense, surely he was meant to untie himself by the time he's out of view and then escape a different way. He can't have planned to lift up the lid of the coffin ever
Bill Shirk (another escape artist) also tried this with cement but collapsed as well, luckily he was able to be pulled out in time and survived his attempt.
The fact that this guy tied this stunt without checking beforehand if it was feasible is extremely foolhardy, especially when using a _glass and plastic coffin under wet cement!_
Seeing this "coffin" made from not even finger thick plastic, the spectators must have thought he had an escape tunnel down there, and that collapse happened to add drama.... 😂
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It’s almost as if death itself saw this stunt, and the very act of escaping the grave, as a personal affront to it, and took measures to ensure he’d never leave that coffin alive.
Anyone experienced in making plastic or glass boxes (such as me) would have known that this container simply couldn't have taken the weight of wet cement without collapsing. The material was too thin. It should have been at least 4 times as thick. The guy who made it probably wasn't told what it was going to be used for. Seeing the cement suddenly sinking further into the hole like that sends shivers down my back. What a way to die.
I was there, at Blackbeard's that night. We'd burned a few joints a couple days before. I was there with my best friend and he told us both what he was doing and that we should come out. We had no idea he was clueless and had no idea we'd be watching him die that night. The instant the concrete burped, and everyone panicked we Delta'd the fuck out. I only knew the guy because I had done work in the Love Realty office and he had been there once or twice to talk to his mom. Great vid, ty
his last mistake was ignoring the reporter's warning about the characteristic of a concrete mixture that dries up from the bottom up, just before he started it all.
Call me heartless but I personally don't feel as bad for him as I do with many others in this series. I mean sure it sucks he died, but at the same time, he (as far as I can tell from this) willingly laid down in his own grave and told people to fill it. This is just darwinism.
I heard this story a few times and I’ve always wondered how this was allowed to happen? Nobody from the city, county, construction company that supplied the concrete or anyone else thought that this was going to be a bad idea? Plus he has his young son there watching the entire thing
If I’m honest this isn’t the sort of idea that appeals to me, like oh yeah I’m gonna bury myself alive for a cool trick. Yeah cool trick, we were all fooled! We thought he’d unbury himself but we were alluded by the magic of fate. Better off watching final destination, not -living- it.
I just thought and got a chill of this, I wonder if he heard the coffin creaking and cracking under the weight and then probably knew this wasn't how it was suppose to go 😰
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Over the last 10 years I have handled a lot of different aspects of residential construction. As soon as I saw that wet cement going over that glass/plastic coffin I knew how it would end. Its insane how he got to the point of going through with it. Seeing the guys lower him in, If I were one of them, I would have tried to stop it, or at least refused to participate. I do not know how the dude with the concrete truck did not take one look at the job, say "nope" and drive off. Human life is worth too much for this.
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that scene of the collapse is creepy af. like the earth itself is choking. also he had to deal with the broken glass. how anyone thought concrete on top of glass would work is beyond me.
That thin plexiglass coffin was connected using cheap door hinges and was flexing like crazy. How the hell did anyone think it could support several tons of concrete?
I feel like if i had to choose a needlessly reckless and dangerous stunt to pull, I'd rather go skydiving or mountain biking off of a steep hill, not burying myself alive.
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Shame shame shame 😂
Crazy how this was shown on You Gotta See This on SpikeTV 20 years ago, but is age restricted on UA-cam in 2024.
Shit bitrate is shit, it is what it is xD
I literally watch these videos in 144p so I have no idea what you're talking about.
Was it the interlacing artifacts at around 3:18?
that concrete slumping down is actually harrowing
It’s a really horrifying image. I’m mystified how he thought he would have been able to escape.
@@MindinVioletwhat a stupid thing to try 🤦🚬
True that
@@MindinVioletyou'd have to think he knew what he was doing😮
It's actually a part of the trick sometimes. At least one variation of the trick involves the concrete/dirt suddenly caving in, only to reveal the magician has already escaped.
How did anybody expect that thin plastic and glass coffin to hold up to the weight of that much concrete in the first place? Did nobody consider that this would probably happen or were people just way to confident in his escape artist skills?
Exactly!
Yeah... I'm assuming he did trial runs? Did he use concrete? Was the box actually designed correctly but built wrong maybe so it worked during his practice runs but failed here? Maybe the cement had a different composure than the mix used before (ie, more dense or more water weight)?
Well most people would probably assume that the magician knew what they were doing. When a well known illusionist/magician/escape artist does stuff like this it's kind of assumed that they have some kind of trick to get out of these situations or that the stunts are well planned. If someone was standing on the roof of a building in stereotypical magician clothes and telling people they were going to jump and fly, people would think they're watching some planned stunt and might not even call the police.
The instant I saw that plastic I said "that's going to collapse".
@@ScottLovenbergThe video says he didn't do any testing. Did you watch it? 😊
Being crushed by literal tons of concrete along with glass shards impaling you? jesus christ
Even Final Destination couldn't have created a better death scene!
It could have been worse 🙄🚬
@@goodnightmunchie
🚬🤔 How? Lol
@@jaymac7203I think you still have my lighter bro 😐🚬
@@goodnightmunchie you shouldn't smoke so much, not good for the lungs
Seeing the concrete sink like that was chilling. What a terrible way to go.
What are they thinking even trying that 🤔🚬
Had it coming,this is the silliest prize for the silliest game.
at least it was probably quick
At least he was dressed nicely for his funeral
I remember seeing this live as a 10 yr old. Seeing the concrete sink, even I knew he was a goner. My dad changed the channel almost immediately after that. What a night...
Yeah. Was gonna post the same thing. I was certain this was done live on TV.
Same
I remember seeing this live as well. Really horrific way to leave the Earth.
Even wizards need engineers.
A wizard would be wise enough to not try this.
I remember a Mythbusters episode where they tried to bury Jamie using a standard coffin they got from a funeral home, but the weight of the dirt was crushing the coffin. Keep in mind the coffin was made out of steel. Now doing this with a thin transparent material with concrete?!
@irwinisidro
Yeah, thats why most modern coffins are placed in a cement or metal "vault", a square box thats a little bigger than the coffin and designed to handle the weight.
The vault except for lid is lowered in the grave, the coffin is lowered in on top of that. At that point the mourners do a graveside service if there will be one, throw handfuls of dirt or flowers, lower wreaths, or whatever their tradition says.
After the mourners leave, the lid of the vault is lowered into the grave over the coffin, then it is buried.
If you dont do that, even a sturdy coffin will collapse eventually. I cant imagine how on earth this guy thought thin plastic would save him.
I remember that episode, too, and all the MBs used was dirt...and the coffin STILL started to buckle. The "grave" wasn't even an actual underground burial, but a specially built container with a quick release on one side so they could get to the coffin fast if shit went south...which it did, and they did, and thankfully Jamie wasn't hurt. And that was just with dirt & a full-steel constructed coffin.
That episode was still scary as hell, despite knowing all the precautions. Surely *someone* told this guy "Glass?? Buried in concrete?? No, we're not helping you suicide"..
That episode terrified me, I still have an irrational fear of being buried alive
@@childofcascadia That seems like so much unnecessary effort. Just wrap me in a shroud and turn me into a tree.
I use to do a lot of trench work, and the horror stories I've heard about people caught in a trench collapse is very gruesome. A cubic yard of soil weighs 3k pounds, and when you have anything over 2 cubic yards collapse on you.... everything inside of you gets pushed out of every orifice of your body. Blood, organs, veins.... everything. All out through your eyes, ears, nostrils, rectum, and pee hole... everything.
Edit: A trench as shallow as 5 feet can have at least 2 cubic yards looming above you. I regularly found myself in trenches sometimes 20ft. Deep. Fortunately for me, I never went into a trench deeper than 4 feet without a trench box. Contractors hated it when I demanded a trench box be put in place, because it takes time, but I'm still alive.
There is a very good reason there are a lot of safety regulations for digging holes that workers have to be in
What was that guy on the digger thinking when he buried that guy with dirt? I think that was practice so they didn't need to fill the hole all the way up,start small and work up.
thank you, Jesus. 🙏🏻
jokes aside, that's an excellent PSA
@@john-ic5pz Don't ever get into a trench deeper than the waist without a trench box
We practice for trench rescue, building shore walls to keep us safe. Sadly, more often than not we are doing a body recovery instead of a rescue
A truly underground magician
You made me laugh. If hell exists then I'll look you up when I go there, I'll pay the first round of beer.
@@SlyPearTree I love dark humor.
unfunny asf
@SlyPearTree you'll get to toast eachother as you watch his encore performance
Yikes x)
His previous test attempt that he was successful at was not only just dirt, but it was 3 feet more shallow. Also at the event he was told that concrete dries from the bottom and he said "it does"? The crowd in attendance was telling him not to do it.
I could only imagine what was going through his mind right before the collapse. He heard the creaking and cracking of the glass and plastic probably for a good while and it would have gotten worse and worse. He 100% knew it was going to give out on him and there was nothing he could have done to get out of it. I'm willing to bet he was shouting "Stop get me out." or "Help" but no one could hear him.
That was my thought as well. There's no chance it just collapsed in one instant without there being bowing/bending and cracking before, because it's just plastic and glass after all. While attempting this stunt is incredibly stupid and dangerous, people that are dumb/brave enough to attempt it in the future should be required to do it with a "panic" button that they can press that immediately notifies the assistants on the surface to abort the stunt
Yeah, I was wondering: why didn't he have a rescue alert he could signal? Like, the whole saying "saved by the bell" came from how you tied a string to a finger of a corpse before burial, with the far end attached to a bell. Because if they *weren't dead*, they'd ring the bell as they woke back up, and you'd know to come rescue them as fast as you could.
Where's his bell? 1990, there's be tech where all it does is ping a pager or some kind of receiver if he sends the signal.
I know what went through his mind right AFTER the collapse....
his forehead!
@@amandaschuller4546 A bell might have worked assuming the string didn't get snapped or stuck, but I doubt a pager or other device could transmit a signal through all the dirt and concrete. It doesn't take much to block radio waves.
@@FlowerMareEnjoyer Oh, that's true. Good point!
Kinda a sign maybe this whole stunt was a bad idea, but, that's pretty well established at this point ...
As soon as you said wet cement, I knew there was no way he was going to live. No way the walls of the coffin could support that weight. The video showed exactly what I expected, a sudden change in level when the concrete filled the void.
Well the title is last moments, so you were only a little bit behind the rest of us.
@@UseActionsNotWords Ya, that's a great point. Usually you don't know how, though. I think this was 30 seconds in and it was pretty clear.
@@UseActionsNotWords Quick question, are you the one true almighty ShitLord?
"the void"
@@PrometheusZandskiyet it really was a great point. Not sure about the rest of you but this is old news to me, especially if you watch a lot of "gone bad" type of content. I was also 5 years old when it happened and had heard of it afterwards while growing up. No need for name calling because you got a little embarrassed by a cheeky joke. A little ironic calling yourself Prometheus, the Forethinker, to not look at the title and ponder what may come to pass. Forethought: To consider something beforehand.
Back in the early 00's I watched a show called RealTV. One episode they did a segment on this particular magic trick. What's crazy is a magician tried this in the late 90's and survived. He had worked himself out of his cuffs and chains, and was about to open a secret door in the side of the coffin when the thing collapsed. He was wedged between the door and the concrete which allowed him a breathing area, but he still broke bones and nearly suffocated.
Dude I remember that now! That was insane!!
I remember that too! Wow
That’s way crazier than the original story
that show was AWESOME!! I loved getting home from school and tuning into SpikeTV for RealTV, then MXC, then World's Wildest Police Videos
I'm so confused. Did this guy leave behind any notes that indicated how he intended to escape? If his coffin hadn't imploded, it still really, really seems like he would just die in there... unless he had some secret reinforced loose earth tunnel dug under the coffin, that wound up around where the cement would go, and into the side of where he was supposed to emerge, with a coffin trapdoor and I guess some supplemental oxygen? I don't see how he'd get out under any circumstance, but I'd love to hear what his plan was. He should've had another coffin made and buried it in a ton of cement as a test.
As for this other dude who passed out: uh, what are you thinking bud? Why not start by being buried crouched in a *3* foot hole instead of a 10 foot hole and see how you do, and then try a 5 foot hole, 6, etc? That way, you can realize that the earth is going to kill you _before_ you're actually dying in it.
It's very likely he did try it out first in shallow dirt. And when all that worked he took it too far.
People are stupid. Some are always going to think, " I'll be the one".
I don't think so. Didn't look like it. This is the kind of stuff Penn and Teller look/ talk down on. (And rightfully so)
I’m also confused by Houdini’s attempt. Was there really no trick to it and he expected to be able to dig his way out no problem?
He literally expected that he would be able to get out of his restraints, somehow get out of the coffin, and dig his way out of the wet concrete. No tricks involved.
I was 8 when my dad took me to blackbeards to see this guy. Horrible mistake...
I don't remember much now except for that sinking hole and the screams.
That's been ages.
sorry but the thought of your father's fun magic show bonding time going this horribly wrong is so goddamn funny
@@cry_staindamn. I wonder what you’d say to something that was ACTUALLY funny. Yeesh.
@@cry_stainIt’s not.
Having the name camelfilters legitimizes this claim 😂
@mat7540 ouch... this coming from a man whose description reads as follows....
"Skitssss, guitar, video games, meeee, being hott, because I'm sizzling yowzaaa."
Reviewing your page shows you failed at all of it.
I think the trick of it really is to not be buried in the first place. Makes the escape that much more safe and easy. What was his plan? Dig sideways?
I’m just as confused about Houdini’s attempt. Was bros plan really just to dig his way out
@@nickbob2003 yeah, not much of an illusion, is it?
People keep saying "illusion" which is wrong. This wasn't supposed to be an illusion. Houdini was primarily an escape artist. No tricks, no hidden spots, just crazy and able to get out of most things people couldn't. His illusion tricks were different.
@@DPSFSU fair enough; I'll modify my language to say, "homebro was under the *illusion* that he was Houdini, but he was*tricked* and now they both similar in the sense that they're both *dead* after". Gotta be honest; it doesn't make the case much stronger for the magician whether the audience was supposed to be amazed or fooled. I'd say this attempt falls flat on both accounts unless there's some twist coming where he's not dead.
Who's your favorite magician?
"Well you've probably never heard of him, he's pretty underground"
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I can guarantee that I will never die from being voluntarily buried alive
Don't guarantee something you can't control
involuntary it is then.
I remember watching this when I was a kid.
30+ years later and I still don't understand how he planned to open an outward-swinging coffin lid once there were literal tons of solid matter pushing down on it.
The sheer weight of cement is astounding. Just a single wheelbarrow full is too heavy for most average people to move even an inch once it’s been filled to the top.
You are right i worked for a guy that poured concrete when i was young. It was the hardest job i ever had . I lasted 6 months pushing wheel barrows of wet cement and concrete before i said screw this and found another job. They weighed on average of 400 lbs and over . I came home so tired i would just collapse. Hardest job i ever had bar none.
@@troynov1965 yeah. I did it for a couple summers in my teens. It really blows my mind how insanely terrible of an idea this trick was. The guy must have been on some kind of manic episode to even conceive of this idea. Even aside from the weight issue, the stuff is extremely caustic and dangerous to human tissues. There’s simply no path through such a dumb trick outside of not even being inside that box before the stuff even gets poured, which makes for a really bad illusion anyway. There needs to be a sliver of a chance for someone to do the actual feat, not be blindingly impossible.
@@itsd0nk Not really related, but thanks for your service, guys.
I assume that moving concrete means you were doing construction jobs of some sort. Heavy lifters and people who produce shit like food, houses, sanitation, and basic amenities are the unsung heroes of the labor force. The rest of us would be pretty screwed without you.
The mythbusters showed this. The weight of the dirt on the casket showed when it began to buckle.
And that was a metal casket with dirt alone. A glass casket buried in concrete? Roast me if you must for bringing up an old meme but this smacks of the same level of hubris that doomed the Titan; being so confident in your own abilities that you think you're above physics.
This one has always confused me....
Like if you're going to attempt a stunt like that and intend to survive, the first thing you'd do would be a mockup to test if the coffin could take the weight applied to it. Surely? yet apparently he didn't bother? trusting your own escapism skills is one thing, but how did everyone fail to think 'hang on, a glass/plastic coffin of that specification couldn't possibly take several tonnes of shifting material dropped onto it'
Weird.
Well, when it's all calculated and scientifically tested, it's not a trick anymore I guess. These guys must get some kind of buzz from this.
@@mbrackeva exactly, it's not a trick or an illusion. Houdini was an escape artist mostly. He didn't have any special tools or tricks (except hiding a handcuff key on his person) to escape. That's why I like David Blaine, it's all very real and can have dire consequences to your health if done incorrectly.
With all due respect, I don't think he was all that bright.
What was his plan? I don't see how he could have survived that even if the glass case held up.
good point
When you're in way over your head, logic caves in on you.
@@Youthsoldiers1992along with other things
@@Youthsoldiers1992nice pfp.
“Content may contain graphic or violent imagery” Oh It’s a good one.
You know this is going to be a tragic video when a viewer discretion warning. Its a shame someone had to die for a event.
Hey, it was his idea...
Yea it didnt need a warning
How did he expect to get out? It’s literally impossible
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This is my thought, if it didnt collapse accidentally was he planning just to dig through? He never stood a chance
And this is why I prefer Penn and Teller's logic for magic, the illusion is not you avoiding death the illusion is you looking as if you were in danger at all. They will not do anything that actually puts them in danger because they know that they are human and humans make mistakes and when those mistakes mean death it's just not worth it. Alex Honnald said something along the lines of this when speaking about his free soloing: "What I do is not risky, what I do has severe consequences if I make a mistake but the chances of me making a mistake like that is very small because if I am doing something it means that I have planned it out, practiced it, and trained to have backups". This guy seemed to have none of the preparation with all of the confidence, if something like you getting choked in the beginning of the stunt happened why on earth would you continue to try to go through with it? Clearly there is a flaw in your plan if that happened so maybe go back to the drawing board, also maybe you know work up from a thin layer of concrete or better yet don't do it at all but this guy said "yeah I did it with dirty, fuck it, full send just layer it all on me" Like if he had done any testing at all he'd have known how what he was doing was impossible, you only need to ever touch wet concrete to know that not only would it be impossible to dig out of but you also wouldn't be able to lift the lid to open it in the first place. I'd like to think that people in the age of the internet would know that this was a stupid suicidal stunt, sadly society simply self-destructs seeking status streaming socials. People will do anything for clout even if odds are they will die doing it.
I assume you forgot that one time where water got inside Teller’s oxygen mask and he almost drowned.
@@keitow8577 No I am well aware of that incident and I have heard the story about how it was Teller's call to make whether or not he thought he could finish it in time and that there were fail safes in place that ended up not being needed. Unless there was a second time? I'm assuming you're referring to the SNL watertank they did?
Mr Genius of Superior Intellect: This event took place in 1990 i.e. before the internet and long before social media. You’re definitely not long winded or a complete ass.
@@nkmcfrln Lol maybe actually read what I wrote. I'm well aware it took place in 1990. You comment without reading and make yourself look like a complete ass.
@@xxfloppypillowxx Internet wasn't available for the public until 1991 and general use or everyday use wasn't until '93-'94. You really said nothing in everything you typed out.
How did he expect to open the lid?!
Never considered or tested the weight of cement on his plastic and glass coffin. 'Nah, it'll be fine'
The people that tried to help dig him out were saints, Sad how someone does something so reckless for a little bit of clout
Proof clout chasing is as old as time itself!
To be fair, they were the same people who dug him in.
Also whenever Penn and Teller do something like this they have so many safety protocols to escape if something happens, and I agree with them, you shouldn't be putting your life on the line for entertainment.
@@mbrackeva no it was a lot of people in the audience who helped
clout? the event was to raise money for charity, not some dumb tiktok dance
Wait, this isn't an illusion or a trick, it's just getting buried alive...
Easily one of the greatest Darwin Award winners.
that's not a trick, that is a Darwin Award.
That's a Darwin Honor Certificate, you're basically ruled out of competition at such level.
For my next trick I’m going to steal the Darwin Award from everyone who got vaccinated
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this isn't even a magic trick this is more akin to a feat of physical endurance
I can't imagine how somebody comes up with just actually being straight-up crushed and decides it somehow makes them magic
I have to say that although Tales From The Bottle “brought you to the dance”,
Last Moments is your crowning achievement thus far.
You tell these tragic stories with the utmost respect towards those who suffered and you relay their tales with damn near perfect writing and presentation.
EXCELLENT work, my Brother!
I've worked at a cemetery for years and have nightmares about being buried alive. I don't know how anyone could volunteer to do that
I had always assumed that the coffin was in fact meant to collapse which is why it did. However, if my theory is correct he wasn't supposed to still be in it when that happened. I had always assumed that one of the sides of the coffin was easily movable and that he was going to escape into a pre-dug safe room alongside the grave. It was my belief that he was supposed to be out of the coffin once it was covered with a thin layer of dirt thus leaving his actual escape hidden from the crowd.
Once enough dirt was in place to cover his escape from the coffin, he would roll through the false side into a concealed door leading to his small underground safe room. Once there he could comfortably wait and perhaps even watch the footage from above on a TV. Once the grave was filled he would dig his way out via a much higher up hatch also located in the safe room and merely pretend that he had dug through all the layers or more than likely just magically appear behind everyone via some type of concealed hatch that led to a place that was behind a piece of equipment or otherwise at least semi-obscured from the audience.
The purposely collapsing grave was just to add a flare of tension and drama. Of course this is all just conjecture.
I think that makes sense, surely he was meant to untie himself by the time he's out of view and then escape a different way. He can't have planned to lift up the lid of the coffin ever
I wonder how it went wrong then? Did one of the latches get stuck? Did he take too long unchaining himself?
Bill Shirk (another escape artist) also tried this with cement but collapsed as well, luckily he was able to be pulled out in time and survived his attempt.
Could've sworn you did this video topic before
The fact that this guy tied this stunt without checking beforehand if it was feasible is extremely foolhardy, especially when using a _glass and plastic coffin under wet cement!_
Qxir uploading always makes my Friday night
3:00, nice touch with the bell tone
Seeing this "coffin" made from not even finger thick plastic, the spectators must have thought he had an escape tunnel down there, and that collapse happened to add drama.... 😂
You know the Qxir video gonna be fire when its already gotten age restricted by the time you click it
Darwin's fav magician!
Why in the world at 40 years old do I seriously have to tell UA-cam multiple times that yes in fact I do want to watch this video?? There has got to be a better option out there than UA-cam!!!!!!!
Thanks again
May he forever be cemented in history...
It’s almost as if death itself saw this stunt, and the very act of escaping the grave, as a personal affront to it, and took measures to ensure he’d never leave that coffin alive.
I love it when you upload!
Anyone experienced in making plastic or glass boxes (such as me) would have known that this container simply couldn't have taken the weight of wet cement without collapsing. The material was too thin. It should have been at least 4 times as thick. The guy who made it probably wasn't told what it was going to be used for. Seeing the cement suddenly sinking further into the hole like that sends shivers down my back. What a way to die.
i remember this story. i just dont see how it was ever going to work, or how there could be any rescue if things went wrong.
I dont know how the worms do it but we need to start showin them some respect 💯
I don't think worms will survive very long in cement
Still cracks me up. Guess it is impossible.
Glad to see you finally at/over 1 million subs!
I was there, at Blackbeard's that night.
We'd burned a few joints a couple days before.
I was there with my best friend and he told us both what he was doing and that we should come out.
We had no idea he was clueless and had no idea we'd be watching him die that night.
The instant the concrete burped, and everyone panicked we Delta'd the fuck out.
I only knew the guy because I had done work in the Love Realty office and he had been there once or twice to talk to his mom.
Great vid, ty
Were you still stoned a couple days after burning a few joints?
You make your own bed...
Sleep in it... Forever 💀
Hey man, I love your content!
A very good and vivid description, really enjoyable, well made! 🙂😊👌👍
The moral of the story is play stupid games you win stupid prizes
From an engineering viewpoint, just doing the math would have told you that it wasn’t going to work 🤦♂️
Simple common sense would tell you the same
Yeah like 6,000 pounds on the dude, that plexi glass was like 1/2" thick.
Just watched another vid about this same guy, but Qxir my man you have talent to present it better! 😊
New Qxir?
say less.
As always, play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
The background information alone is giving me goosebumps 😂
I saw this in someone elses video titled something like "TV's scariest moments". Very interesting and I'm glad to know more details
Sad for this guy. But come on... Darwin Award
his last mistake was ignoring the reporter's warning about the characteristic of a concrete mixture that dries up from the bottom up, just before he started it all.
I've lived in Fresno almost my whole life and how have I never heard about this
Samw
He escapes, alright... he escaped this mortal coil.
Call me heartless but I personally don't feel as bad for him as I do with many others in this series. I mean sure it sucks he died, but at the same time, he (as far as I can tell from this) willingly laid down in his own grave and told people to fill it. This is just darwinism.
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I heard this story a few times and I’ve always wondered how this was allowed to happen? Nobody from the city, county, construction company that supplied the concrete or anyone else thought that this was going to be a bad idea? Plus he has his young son there watching the entire thing
skill issue
If I’m honest this isn’t the sort of idea that appeals to me, like oh yeah I’m gonna bury myself alive for a cool trick.
Yeah cool trick, we were all fooled!
We thought he’d unbury himself but we were alluded by the magic of fate.
Better off watching final destination, not -living- it.
Genius ideas, win genius prizes 😅 Great video bro 🤙🏿
Cant wait to watch!
"So this is a shotgun! And this, is a 6 year old with terminal cancer!"
Magicians are weirdos tbf he probably wanted this to happen. The ultimate masochist
Ever think that you’re a bit off mate?
Nope. He's spot on. Imagine wanting to make a career out of cheating people and not being a banker, lawyer or therapist!@@Iz0pen
I just thought and got a chill of this, I wonder if he heard the coffin creaking and cracking under the weight and then probably knew this wasn't how it was suppose to go 😰
Been having my first weekend beer to your Friday videos while I take my dump after work for about 2 years now ….it’s my tradition, keep up the good stuff bud
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Who doesn’t ?
Why Homer always chonking barf
@@mugrootbeer2270because he is little shit and wanting the shorts to be eaten, like who tf he think he is? I WILL HAVE A COW MAN *chonks barf*
I like ur mom
you like simpsons
I can’t believe he really thought he could dig his way out of that cement.
Over the last 10 years I have handled a lot of different aspects of residential construction. As soon as I saw that wet cement going over that glass/plastic coffin I knew how it would end. Its insane how he got to the point of going through with it. Seeing the guys lower him in, If I were one of them, I would have tried to stop it, or at least refused to participate. I do not know how the dude with the concrete truck did not take one look at the job, say "nope" and drive off. Human life is worth too much for this.
The moment itself is haunting omg that’s sent chills
What A Smashing Idea!
Great job.
I love the layout of your videos man !
Absolutely love your videos man. I remember watching your demon core video when you only had a few thousand followers and I knew you’d blow up one day. Glad to see it all come to fruition. Keep it coming!!!
You know it's a good Qxir video when it gets age restricted
that scene of the collapse is creepy af. like the earth itself is choking. also he had to deal with the broken glass. how anyone thought concrete on top of glass would work is beyond me.
I’ve never seen that photo of Houdini before but now it makes sense
I remember seeing this when I was younger .
Damn, that sand fall from the collapsing kasket gave me full body chills, you just know there's nothing you can do
That thin plexiglass coffin was connected using cheap door hinges and was flexing like crazy. How the hell did anyone think it could support several tons of concrete?
I feel like if i had to choose a needlessly reckless and dangerous stunt to pull, I'd rather go skydiving or mountain biking off of a steep hill, not burying myself alive.
When Britton said that the dirt filled in the space of his collapsing lungs and prevented him to inhale, that was terrifying…
0:10 damn imagine that flimsy ass plastic gives in with the weight of the cement.. good luck getting out of that