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Escaping from watery entities was a highlight of Houdini's career. Perhaps the most famous of all was his Chinese Water Torture Cell trick. A challenge to even the least claustrophobic of souls, this act involved hanging upside down in a locked and filled aquatic tank. Houdini later revealed that he was able to repeatedly escape this watery grave by holding his breath for more than three minutes while accessing concealed picks or keys, and applying just the right amount of force to locks.
Jonah called people to task for displays of false spirituality. That's part of the "job description" of a prophet. However, Jonah was shown by a merciful God that even (especially?) prophets can focus too much upon the sins, and not enough upon the potential miracles.
Houdini was also known to go after those who claimed to be spiritualists. Because he himself was so good at fooling the public, Houdini was able to detect even the subtlest of scams. He would make it his business to attend seances in disguise, along with a police officer and journalist. Using this method, Houdini was able to expose famed so-called spiritualists such as Mina "Margery" Crandon.
Although Jonah had his rebellious moments (toward God, as well as toward people), he never fully lost his faith. Apparently, neither did Houdini.
In spite of skepticism, Houdini had made a death pact with his wife. If he were able to make contact with her after his demise, he would then utter coded words, the crux of which were "Rosabelle believe." Someone who had truly lost all faith would not have made such a deathbed promise. A vital part of Houdini must have never stopped believing in miracles.
Resources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Houdini
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/rosabelle-believe/
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