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Aerial Suspension

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Aerial Suspension (also known as the Broomstick illusion), based on a feat performed by Indian jugglers, was a special feature first presented as a magic act by Robert-Houdin in 1849.

A person is suspended horizontally with just one broomstick under his armpit.

Robert-Houdin presented the illusion, using his youngest son, saying he was administering ether (anesthesiology was just becoming known) to make him lighter then air.