Escapology

thumb|right|Harry Houdini (1874–1926), a famous escapologist and magician thumb|250px|Harry Houdini before one of his escapology performances in [[Boston 1908]] Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also called escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination.