Getting 'Smarter Every Day' about Houdini

Okay, I'm breaking my self-imposed "vacation" (you knew it would happen) because I had to share this latest installment of the popular YouTube series, Smarter Every Day. This episode tackles everybody's favorite topic: "How Houdini DIED (in Slow Motion)." I had the pleasure of helping out host Destin on this one, and even got a nice credit at the end. So click below and get smarter for crying out loud!

You can check out other episodes at the Smarter Every Day YouTube channel. And if you are coming to WILD ABOUT HARRY from Smarter Every Day, here are a few links with additional information about the punch (and the puncher) that "killed" Houdini:

Time to rethink the rethinking on the Houdini punch

The eyewitness - Smiley's sketch

85 years ago: Houdini in Montreal

Is this the doctor who first diagnosed Houdini?

J. Gordon Whitehead revealed in The Man Who Killed Houdini
This is J. Gordon Whitehead

The McGill explanation

UPDATE: As of January 5, this video has gone viral with over 10 million views! Amazing. It's also attracted some wild comments. My favorite below: