What It’s Like To Be Buried Alive — And Survive

Antony Britton literally dug his own grave — and it very nearly killed him.

Britton, an escape artist in the tradition of Harry Houdini, had been attempting a stunt Houdini made famous: Britton was handcuffed, shackled, plopped in a grave and buried under 6 feet of dirt.

There’s something to know about that particular “Buried Alive” stunt: Even Houdini himself couldn’t pull it off. In fact, part of the reason it’s still remembered today is that Houdini failed, and nearly died along the way.