It was July of 1983, that Rick received written permission to use a commercial front load washing machine. With the help of MD’s Rick learned to control the emetic process, for over 32 minutes or 1600 revolutions, in the washing machine. Besides escaping from any handcuffs and/or leg-irons, while spinning in the washing machine, full […]
Rick is the current world record holder of the upside down straitjacket escape, at 2.23 seconds. He, also, is the only person authorized, to perform his escapes by the United States Federal Aviation Administration, up to 30,000 feet, without safety lines. Rick begins on the ground, where police officers, guards, etc. buckle Rick, into a […]
Milk Can Escape -Replicates Harry Houdini’s famous escape from a 33- inch high-galvanized steel milk can. The can is filled with water, with no space left at top for air. Rick is handcuffed and lowers himself into the milk can, and the lid shoves him underwater as it is put onto the top of the […]
Rick provides the modem looking circular tank -the only type of its kind in the world designed to separate into two chambers, for shipping worldwide, and yet holds 400 gallons of water without leaking with one of the world’s largest o-ring assemblies. Rick is shackled with a variety of handcuffs, or chained into an “Australian […]
This escape invites patrons to bring their own handcuffs, leg-irons or padlocks and challenge Rick to escape from them. This can be a stand-alone demonstration, where he escapes from the shackles, etc., in seconds, in front of the person (or people) who brought the security device. Or he will use the “challenge” shackles as part […]
Rick provides a choice of safe designs for this escape. Maisel normally uses a safe, made by “Yale” or any safe that Rick can contort into (an antique Door safe or modem, high-security fireproof safes) In either escape, Rick is handcuffed and squeezes himself into the safe, leaving barely enough room for a minimal amount […]
Rick, restrained in leg irons that can be bolted to the ground or pavement, is covered by a small cardboard box. The box, and Maisel are in the path of a large truck, Chevrolet (new sponsor for Rick Maisel Escapes, Chevrolet 2004 Silverado), HummerTM, or self-propelled Heavy machinery. As soon as Rick is covered by […]