Designer: Guy Jarrett

The performer enters a barrel filled with water. A second barrel is attached to the bottom of the first and there is no way between them, the first having a bottom of its own and effectively separating the two barrels. However, after a few minutes, the barrels are separated and the performer emerges from the bottom barrel while the top barrel is still completely filled with water. Jim Steinmeyer revealed the illusion in The Complete Jarrett as told to him by Ed Miller who had conversed with Guy about his method. The escape routine took about 10 minutes and would likely not work well for modern, fast-paced shows.