Merlin Cadogan (born in 1974) is an

escapologist 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 ot ...

who reached the semi-finals of ''

Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially ...

'' in

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. He set a

Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

for the longest time to

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three objects underwater in a single breath, with a time of one minute and 20 seconds. He also broke the Guinness world record for picking the most police handcuffs in one minute (six sets) live on ITV's Magic Numbers in 2010. Merlin currently works at the Milkyway near Bideford, as an entertainer.

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Living people 1974 births Britain's Got Talent contestants English buskers English entertainers Escapologists Jugglers People from Northam, Devon {{UK-entertainer-stub