No, I don't have a problem with cute, little, furry creatures. In fact I actually quite like cute, little, furry creatures. But I do have a problem with old, boring and stale magic. And to me that type of magic is represented by two things; old men in brown suits and fluffy bunnies. As much as I was tempted by the name no old men in brown suits I thought the name no fluffy bunnies was better. So what is no fluffy bunnies ? no fluffy bunnies (written in lower case to be cool and arty) is my new magic …

People often ask me if escapology is just something I do as a performance art or if its something I would do anyway, and the answer is quite honestly the latter. I would practice escaping from stuff even if I wasn't a performer. It just so happens that people seem to enjoy watching me do my hobby and are willing to pay to see it. That is something I'll always be hugely grateful for. The stuff I perform and the stuff I do just for the fun of doing it are two different things though. For example, I've sat …

As followers of my fan page will know I've just started a little bit of research on the perception of escapology and escape artists and my first question was asking whether they believed that once a person has learnt how to escape from a straitjacket they know how to escape from all straitjackets. Well one of the most interesting answers was actually another question: "They still make straitjackets?" So I thought I'd better address this straight away with the simple answer is yes they are still …

Hello my lovlies! So, its my second day off in a row (I know I'm spoilt) and I've had a couple of nice packages drop through my letter box. The first was a working replica of the puzzle lock that Harry Houdini refused to tackle built by master locksmith and handcuff expert Ian McColl. I can't use the name of the original since it is copyright and I wouldn't want to make claims to it being something that its not. Without being able to make a direct comparison with the original lock there is no real way of …

Hi, Two posts in one day? I know I spoil you don't it! I've been doing a little bit of research on the boot/trunk release lever that many newer cars come fitted with and I've discovered that, certainly in the USA, in 2002 it became mandetory for all car manufacturers to fit a release to those cars with boots/trunks you can become trapped in. So rather than waste time in doing a lot of pointless searching if you're able to work out the year of the car you are trapped in you will know whether or not it …