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Posted at 10:00 PM ET, 11/07/2011

Michelle Obama levitates balloon-bodied man (photo)

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(White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

This odd image of Michelle Obama levitating a disembodied head went viral after the White House posted it online the other day. What’s happening? Balloon artist John Cassidy — one of the entertainers for the first lady’s jumping-jacks Oct. 11 photo-op with school kids — stepped inside this giant red balloon, and then jumped. Don’t try it at home.

Read earlier: Michelle Obama leads jumping-jack world-record effort at White House (photo, video), 10/11/11

By The Reliable Source | 10:00 PM ET, 11/07/2011

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