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I love historical trivia particularly stories that are related to my interest in magic, magicians and variety arts. This accident reminds me of a Russian magician called Anastasios Kasfikis. After the Russian revolution of 1917, he traveled around Europe with a Greek passport. He had a huge magic show with illusions. The highlight of his show was the "Buzz Saw", where a woman was put into a box, sawn in half with an huge buzz saw (large circular blade operated with a motor), and magically restored.
During a trip to Spain in 1934 he lost control of his van an crashed the car. The blade slid, and he died instantly as it decapitated him.
"this would totally ruin my day"
ReplyDeleteand your car..
and your pants..
and your car seat..
just to name a few more things!
I love historical trivia particularly stories that are related to my interest in magic, magicians and variety arts. This accident reminds me of a Russian magician called Anastasios Kasfikis. After the Russian revolution of 1917, he traveled around Europe with a Greek passport. He had a huge magic show with illusions. The highlight of his show was the "Buzz Saw", where a woman was put into a box, sawn in half with an huge buzz saw (large circular blade operated with a motor), and magically restored.
ReplyDeleteDuring a trip to Spain in 1934 he lost control of his van an crashed the car. The blade slid, and he died instantly as it decapitated him.