(July 22, 2015 at 10:49 am)Tiberius Wrote: Strange how you consider Houdini the "James Randi" of his time, especially when it was James Randi who was inspired by Houdini. Really, it is James Randi who is the Houdini of our time.
If you have a spare hour, watch the documentary "An Honest Liar" (it's on Netflix) which is about Randi's life. Houdini is mentioned numerous times.
Oh, of course! Randi is the Houdini of our time having been inspired by him. Thanks for the clarification.