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«HIGHEST DAVID COPPERFIELD POPULATION MOST > OF MAGICIANS « David Copperfield (USA) has What is your favorite magic Can you see yourself PER CAPITA VALUABLE 12 Guinness World Records – illusion of all-time? ever retiring or Las Vegas, more than any other magician. Of the things that I’ve invented slowing down? Nevada, USA, has MAGIC POSTER He talks to us about his I’m very proud of Flying, Why? My work is my more resident Houdini’s English Water Torture achievements. especially flying into the plexi- play. I get to enjoy one of magicians than Cell (pictured), a lithograph made glass box. I also like the Death my passions every time I any other, with by Dangerfield Printing (UK), was Who inspired you to become Saw and the Lottery piece with do a show. Why would I 351 – equivalent auctioned on 25 May 2000 at a magician? the car that appears surrounded want to give that up? to one in every Christies, , UK, and Magic was something that I by the audience. 1,862 people. purchased by always had a feeling for, I just What’s it like to be (USA) for £30,000 ($44,669). seemed to be good at it. I loved Of your career so far, what are a Guinness World «MOST PROLIFIC A Houdini Water Torture Cell movies and all the fantasy and you most proud of? Record holder? QUICK-CHANGE lithograph by Strobridge was wonder that they create, but magic What I’m proudest of is Project It’s a great honour to be in ILLUSION ARTIST sold by CRG Auctions in Las is what I did well. I tried to Magic. It’s a program that I the same company as the Arturo Brachetti (Italy) Vegas, USA, on 30 October combine the two. So the answer created that uses magic as a fastest baked bean eater! changed costume 2004 for $55,000 (£29,930) to would be lot of people who were form of therapy for people with I remember reading the > 22,500 times during David Copperfield (USA). working in film, including Walt disabilities. It is being used in Guinness World Records as FIRST 250 performances of Disney, Orson Welles, Frank 1,000 hospitals in 30 countries a kid. To be recognized by « the show L’Homme Aux Mille Capra and Victor Fleming. around the world. it is amazing. MAGIC Visages, , France, in suspended by a rope hanging and four bystanders) have been 2001–02. His quickest costume below the basket of a hot air killed during the bullet catching SOCIETY TO change, including shoes, is 2 balloon traveling at a height trick, where at least one gun MOST CONSECUTIVE MOST GENERATIONS HIGHEST SELLING « « « David Copperfield’s BE FEATURED seconds, from black tail suit to of 2,194.5 m (7,200 ft) over loaded with a marked bullet is MULTI-COIN ROLLS OF MAGICIANS MAGIC MAGAZINE Guinnesss World Records white in full view of the audience. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, on fired at a magician, who appears Jeff McBride (USA) simultaneously The Bamberg family comprised MAGIC: The Magazine for 1 «Most tickets sold ON A 13 August 2003. The rope from to catch the bullet in his teeth. moved eight silver dollars around of six generations who excelled Magicians is published monthly worldwide by a solo entertainer NATIONAL «MOST STRAIT JACKET which he was tied to hung Even though the feat involves the fingers of both his hands in the art of magic for over 200 by Stagewrite Publishing, Inc, ESCAPES IN 8 HOURS 15.24 m (50 ft) from the basket. illusionary elements, it is (four per hand) using the classic years. The first was Eliaser Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and 2 «Highest career earnings as a magician STAMP James Peters (UK) escaped from fraught with danger. The most coin roll technique, each Bamberg (Netherlands, has an international circulation The UK’s Royal Mail issued a strait jacket a total of 193 times LARGEST DISPLAYED famous death has been Chung completing 18 consecutive coin 1760–1833), who was a sleight- of 9,049. The magazine was