At the block party, I caught part of a sideshow provided by Alex Becket of Dr. Bones’ Circus of Marvels. He started by tapping a large nail into his nose with a hammer.
Here is is showing us the (nice and long) nail:
Tapping it in:
Pulling it back out with pliers:
Yikes! Then he slammed a full can of tomatoes on his finger, resulting in a bent can and an unbroken finger (here’s a “before” shot):
It worked! Alex is just one of the performers in Dr. Bones’ Circus of Marvels, but I unfortunately missed the rest.