Circus boy

The boy ran in the door today, very excited to show me his new talent. He placced a balloon in his right nostril, plugged his left nostril, and proceeded to inflate the balloon. He then let it fly out of his nostril around the room until it ran out of air and landed on the floor, raising his hands in the air and proclaiming, "Ta-da." I wonder if this is how Houdini started.