Magic tricks that went horribly wrong from woman impaled by 10 swords in a box to magician who died trying to 'catch' bullets in his teeth

MAGICIAN 'Wizard Mandrake's' loved ones probably wish they could turn back time and stop him from trying out his latest terrifying trick.21Credit: Getty - ContributorFrom magicians shot dead and mowed down by speeding cars to escapologists crushed to death while being buried alive, the industry is blighted by tragedy.

The stuntman, who was not in a coffin and didn't have any pipes or oxygen tanks aiding him, failed to break through to the surface almost nine minutes into the bid.Antony, from Linthwaite, said at the time: "I was just seconds away from death. It was scary. The pressure of the soil was crushing around me."Credit: Ben LackAs she lay locked inside a box in 2007, Japanese magician Princess Tenko knew she had just moments to spare before 10 swords pierced the sides of it.

However, after the featured magician apparently got the bags confused, Marzena ended up shoving her hand down on to the nail and had to be rushed to hospital.The trick, performed by a Poland’s Got Talent semifinalist, had reportedly been rehearsed correctly before the live recording.The Eton magician who was dragged by a golf cartafter an escape trick at the prestigious Gleneagles golf course in Perthshire, Scotland, in 2012 went very wrong.

However, as he fired the bullet by carefully tugging on a rope attached to a rifle, his gum shield shattered and he felt "an impact" on the back of his throat. Phat spat out the acid as soon as he realised what he was drinking - but not before his lips had swollen up and pain had shot through him, according to reports.Fortunately, the acid was said to be a "diluted" form.Karr the Magician, real name Charles Rowen, was known for escaping from strait jackets.

The magician, who was actually an American called William Ellsworth Robinson, performed the notoriously dangerous illusion at London's Wood Green Empire.His assistants used two modified guns for the 'Condemned to Death by the Boxers' trick, which secretly featured two barrels - one for the real bullet and the other for a blank.

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