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Skeletal. Can you really be double-jointed. The freight cars with the hand-painted advertisements splashed across their sides have rolled to a stop and their occupants have disembarked: elephants, clowns, a strong man, trapeze artists, a bearded lady and other self-styled oddballs. The carnival has arrived in small-town America. As people enter the gates, various barkers compete for their attention and their dollars. As a family with young children decides what to see first, some of their neighbors emerge wide-eyed from a small tent. Above the entrance, in small red cursive letters, is the word "contortionist.

" Inside, a performance commences that seems to defy logic and reality. As the show continues, it seems as if the performer is made of rubber, and not bone. ­ As spectacularly strange as the show is, it's not entirely unique. Skeletal System | AnatomyCorner. UV Skeleton Dance ( Beyond Your Imagination ) Daniel Kraft: A better way to harvest bone marrow.