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Escapology
Practice of escaping from restraints / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the practice of escaping from restraints. For the attempt to divert attention from an unpleasant reality, see Escapism. For the Robbie Williams album, see Escapology (album).
"Escape Artist" redirects here. For other uses, see Escape Artist (disambiguation).
Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists (also classified as escape artists) escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks, and other perils, often in combination.
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