James Randi - World Records

World Records

The following are Guinness records:

  • Randi was in a sealed casket underwater for an hour and 44 minutes, which broke Harry Houdini's record of one hour and 33 minutes set on August 5, 1926.
  • Randi was encased in a block of ice for 55 minutes.

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