verticalzero Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 David Straitjacket ( www.davidescapes.com ) was chained, handcuffed and padlocked into the most extreme rollercoaster in the UK, the Infusion ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. The escape had come about as a challenge from master locksmith Mick Hanzlik, a Houdini expert and escape enthusiast who runs his own locksmithing company in Northampton, UK. Video: http://www.tbppbguideforums.info/bpb/dm_mmc_page.php?media_id=38 Old ride footage at BPB: http://www.lep.co.uk/news/Archive-footage--Blackpool-Pleasure.4259574.jp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 That's incredible, considering he did it on an SLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Thriller Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 David Blain did this also on Desperado, Buffalo Bills Hotel and Casino. But this must have been harder because it's an SLC. --James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFreak Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 ^It was Lance Burton and was much more impressive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOA6lLnJxmw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 ^ Is that even real? I don't believe it is. First off, the coaster is shown completely out of order and then when he finally jumps the shadows don't look right. Like the took footage of him jumping and footage of the coaster coming by and composited it all together. It looks really fake to me. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 It is a fake!! I saw something about it, although, I cant remember where or when and I drink a lot. I could have imagined it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURE Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Unless the video is one constant clip without all the editing and cut ins, when magic is done on video or on TV, it just doesn't do it for me. Like that Lance Burton video, it'd be much more believable if they showed the jump from a POV camera placed on the front of the train. Kinda convenient they neglected to show more than 2 clips from 2 practically identical angles. And we wonder where kids get the idea to run in front of coaster trains... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cca2 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 In the video they showed a car that is passed the lift hill and then another train on the lift hill again. That was most likely fake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 That Lance thing was totally fake. It didnt even look real when I saw it on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handy-andy Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 You can tell its fake because they wouldn't haver put any people on the coaster during the escape, plus the people in the train kept changing! Spooky... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPfreak519 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 ^Those weren't people, they were water dummies But yeah, it still looks fake to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 It's obviously fake. There's simply too many issues with the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike12 Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 its 100% fake simply no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 ^ Completely agree with you guys. I remember seeing the video years ago and being pissed that they tried to pull it off as real. They kept showing the same elements of the ride over and over again. Must have been lame to see live... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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