. Proving that the statue had actually vanished, there were radar monitors and instamatic cameras that were recording that suddenly went completely blank, along with the vision of twenty randomly picked spectators. And to finally prove his spectacular feat, a helicopter swooped down into the empty space were the statue used to be. Moments later the empty space was covered then revealed the statue in its original foundation moments later (Current Biography 92 ed. 135).
             David Copperfield is also known for more than just vanishing objects. He is also one of the biggest known escape artist around. In 1987 he escaped from the most secure and protected places around, The Alcatraz prison! In 1987, Copperfield survived a building implosion. He was chained up and put into a steal safe that was then chained up and locked by two security guards. After the building was cleared, the building was blown up by hundreds of pounds of dynamite. Suddenly out pops up David Copperfield. In 1990, Copperfield was shackled up onto a burning raft and sent over the Niagara Falls which moments later Copperfield is seen high above underneath a helicopter holding on by a rope. In one of his death defying acts, Copperfield is hung upside down 13 stories high in a straight jacket by a burning rope. If that was not enough, he then has to free himself before the burning rope snaps and falls down onto the burning spikes beneath. This was the highlight special of his 1993 TV performance.
             This man has done more than the impossible throughout the years. This incredible man just did not pop
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