Show BEST AVAILABLE COOT A2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday June 3 2004 0 Nation EHEH 1 over Magicians fight secret Revealing has some in knots APPLETON Wis ( AP) — The secret of Harry Houdini’s signature ' "Metamorphosis" escape trick is out ' of the hag A new exhibit “AKA Iloudini" opened Wednesday at the Outagamie Museum revealing how Iloudini ' ' handcuffed inside a sack and locked in a trunk somehow managed to switch places with an assistant on the outside (IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW IT DO NOT READ THE NEXT PARAGRAPH) Among other things the trunk has a side panel that allows someone inside to sneak out The revelation didn't spoil a thing for museum visitor Matthew Martin a ' missionary from Orem Utah “I think it’s still impressive if someone can do CA it in three seconds” he said But the disclosure has some jn the business tied up in knots ' Magicians say their code of ethics ' prohibits revealing secrets to the pub-- ' : lie : : - The famous and alike including David Coppcrfield and Ronald “Rondini” Lindberg have called to protest its “AKA Houdini” ' show “It’s just that this is a very very passionate thing that magicians feel about and what the museum is doing is noLso-famo- us 'f MoudoiniD wrong” Lindhctg said exhibit avoid this area”' In the “Mctamoiphosis” tridk also known as the “substitution trunk” a magician handcuffed in a sack inside J a trunk frees himself and switches ' places with an assistant standing byv the trunk The exhibit lets visitors climb inside the trunk to see how it works Houdini first performed the trick more than 100 ' years aigo with his wife Kim Louagie the museum’s curator of exhibits said before the exhibit opened that it had received more than and 40 phone calls from 200 people against the idea of revealing secrets She said it has also received much support from museum members " and others in the community Museum officials in Appleton a city of about 70000 insist the exhibit has-- ' n't revealed anything not already : available in books and on the Internet They also say people will appreciate magic more by knowing the secrets' The exhibit — set to run for 10 years — includes 38 artifacts 190 documents and hands-o- n displays " There are a straitjacket and a jail cell s: from which Visitors can try to escape V plus Houdini items such as handcuffs and lock picks The part of the exhibit showing how ' tricks were actually performed is in a backstage area A sign warns visitors: “Those who do not want to know how Houdini performed his magic should - - - WASHINGTON (AP) — How fast can fortunes change at the spellingbed? 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