He stuck a dagger in the chest , but he did not react . The history of a man who is not afraid of death

After the experiment in Zurich Mirin Dajo became known to the whole city . In the concert hall , " Corso " the audience watched with bated breath , as an assistant to his chest pierced with swords and rapiers , but it it was not the slightest reaction ...

Mirin Dajo - just an alias. This man of mystery name - Arnold Gerrit Hanscom. A native of the Netherlands, Arnold, as a child, studied drawing, and in 1932, when he was 20, took his place at the head of a group of architects. Even as a child with a boy there were unusual things. Often, waking up in the morning, he found the paint on his hands and on the table - a picture that he painted in his sleep. But most surprising was the fact that Arnold once painted a portrait of her aunt, who died several years ago and which it has never seen!

At 33 a man of mystery found his body almost invulnerable , and decided to take advantage of this to make money . He moved to the capital of the Netherlands , Amsterdam , where he was to go to local cafes , offering customers " to kill " themselves for a fee. Soon his fame spread to the whole city . Of course, not everyone believed in the miraculous ability to Arnold .

Once doctors Zurich hospital decided to conduct a survey to determine if Arnold does not introduce himself into a state of hypnosis during the presentation . To this end it was made by X-ray, but no trace was found of hypnosis . In addition , doctors have confirmed that , when the assistant stabbed Arnold blade , were affected by the vital organs , namely the heart and lungs , but the rapier , not only did not cause pain , but not damaged organs.



Later Hanscom Arnold changed his name to stage name Mirin Dajo . He did this not because he wanted to hide from the fans . He was a supporter of the idea of ​​a universal language , which would provide communication between people of all nationalities with no problems . Thus the language of Esperanto, he thought . That's why he chose his pseudonym , which in Esperanto means " marvelous ," " amazing " .

Initially Mirin Dajo gave performances in big concert halls . Often, however, there were cases when people could not stand such a sight , and lost consciousness . For example, during one of his speeches , rapier went through the bone and made ​​a rattle , which swept across the hall , so that several people fainted . This was the reason why the authorities banned Mirin Dajo speak before a large audience . Therefore, he had to give a presentation in small cafes and bars .

There is speculation that Mirin foresaw his own death in the near future , since , leaving the Netherlands, he said to his assistant , Groot , that will not return to their homeland , and before the fatal performance Mirin ordered Groot did not participate in the experiment , to be responsible for effects. Mirin called himself a prophet and claimed that if you have faith in God , we can learn to control your body ...