Um, maybe don’t try this at home

Double-jointed Max Patkin – the pride of Philadelphia’s West Philadelphia High School – performs in Cleveland as the “Clown Prince of Baseball” during the summer of 1946.

Earlier that season, Patkin makes his formal debut as a baseball clown on Harrisburg's City Island.

Patkin's clowning career lasts for 50 years.

Now if you think doing this is easy, try it out at home ... without losing your balance and falling face first on the floor.