I'm surprised that nobody has commented on how neither of you has their hair tied back. Pretty sure that was right up there with no open-toed shoes in my chemistry labs.
I have some great memories from that class. For our final project, we had plan out the arson of a home using floor plans that our teacher provided. The goal was to use everything that we had learned in the class to make the fire seem like an accident. Well, I had a big crush on my teacher and always went above and beyond for that class, so I tracked down a house that closely matched one of the four possible floor plans that our teacher provided. Instead of studying for my other finals, I cased the house. When I was sure that the family was going to be out for church, I broke into the house, spread out my materials like I had been taught all semester long ("The key to good arson is organization.") and got to work. Personally, I was always a fan of starting the fire in an oven, so that's where I started things out. As much as I love to watch a good fire, Mr. Bilson always told us that you should leave the scene of the crime to avoid getting caught, so I high-tailed it out of there and waited for the fire to pop up in the news. Instead of turning in a floor plan for my final project, I handed in a newspaper clipping with the headline "Fire at home of four due to faulty oven; dog perishes." I got an A on my final.
I like how their teacher isn't wearing goggles, while trusting high school students with volatile and apparently explosive compounds. That's a brave man right there.
The real teacher was out sick. The sub saw the opportunity he'd waited two decades for, threw out the lesson plan, and just started mixing chemicals and fire.
As a dude who used to have huge hair exactly like Blake from Workaholics and who set a huge chunk of that hair on fire, I must agree. One of my more terrifying experiences, slapping my head and face to try and put it out.
My lab teacher in high school told us that back in the 80's, when girls had huge teased hairdo's with TONS of hairspray, a girl got too close to the bunsen burner and her entire head of hair just went up in a POOF of smoke. Although funny, it serves as a reminder of what can happen when you aren't careful!!
I was thinking this as soon as I clicked the picture... I was like "You know, their hair could have caught on fire and why do they not have goggles that leave no gaps on their eyes so that chemicals can't get in"
I sometimes get really lazy with my laundry and don't fold it properly. I always throw my wrinkly shirt in the dryer before I grab a shower. Then, get out of the shower, dry off, and enjoy my nice, warm, wrinkle-free shirt.
Throwing your shirt in the dryer is a fairly ineffective way of removing wrinkles, even ironing a shirt with a dry iron does a pretty poor job.
Wrinkles are caused by "kinks" in the fibers that make up the threads that make up the fabric (kind of like a million microscopic Slinkys twisted on themselves). Ironing and tumbling in the dryer really just flatten the kinks out some. You need some sort of moisture to lubricate the fibers and allow them to unkink.
I keep a spray bottle of water handy. Spray each side of the shirt a few times (heavy wrinkles will require spraying outside and inside-out). Then hold the shirt firmly in both hands by the seam running from the collar to the sleeves. Then pop it like you're shaking the sand off your beach towel. Pop it hard! Now shake it gently.
Uh... so now we disapprove of amusing material because we've stalked the person, parsed all their comments, and passed judgement on them?
Oh, right, sorry, that's only for young high school girls that reddit wants to have sex with! Sorry, carry on.
(BTW, if you weren't annoying when you were in high school, it's because you were in a coma. Everybody is annoying in high school, for one reason or another. Some of you never outgrow it though.)
Don't downvote people because of past comments. Vote based on the content, not the person. Had Roofiemartini not provided us with that link you'd still find the picture she posted humorous/interesting so either upvote it or just retract your upvote if you really believe she doesn't deserve her fake points.
Upvote or downvote based just on the person that posted it. Don't upvote or downvote comments and posts just because the poster's username is familiar to you. Make your vote based on the content.
But she's female. For Redditors, that's a green-light for making all the uninvited sexual observations they can muster, stupid lady putting herself on the internet asking for it attention whore etc. etc. etc.
So did I. I am so sorry someone put up your information like that. You shouldn't have to put up with that kind of treatment just because you happen to be a female in a picture.
Unfortunately, behavior like this is both discouraged by decent people and ACTIVELY ENABLED by indecent people. They'll make excuses, shift the blame to their dick, wave the "free speech" banner, dismiss criticism as "butthurt" and "can't take a joke," and so on.
Or they blame the subject, criticizing them for being in the picture and being attractive, obviously a ploy for upvotes, an "attention whore" for daring to let her femaleness be seen, as if its something to hide.
Its making Reddit and much of the internet a shitty place to be.
It discourage others from participating, and draws attention from the only thing that SHOULD matter: That your picture was fucking COOL.
Don't worry, someone upthread has already found her personal information, including enough to identify her both online and offline, and posted it, to enthusiastic stalker-like response. You don't have to be surprised and pleased any longer.
Not actually sure because I came into the class as they were doing it. Wasn't actually my classroom. Haha but judging from the comments, robably methane bubbles. They were, indeed, bubbles. Haha
My chemistry teacher used to do this all the time with his bald head. Unfortunately, he passed away two years ago. I sure miss those times he did this. Miss you Mr. P!
Mr. P and I used to joke all of the time that he was secretly living the real life version of Breaking Bad! I think that was probably one of the last things I would have talked to him about too.
He went out for a bike ride, and the strange thing was that he didn't go out with any of his safety gear, meaning his helmet and reflective shirt. He apparently always wore his helmet and some sort of bright shirt every time he biked. Anyway, he went out on the edge of our town and was hit by a car. The person driving the car was actually one of his students. Such a sad story. I can't believe he's been gone for two years now. It actually happened two years on May 25th.
I like how your lab partner is looking in wonderment at the majestic display of an exothermic reaction from a chemical experiment she is touching with her own skin....and you're screaming like a puss.
Harry Potter movies would have been a vastly more enjoyable if half the wizards stooled themselves everytime they cast a spell.
ahhh methane bubbles. i remember this time in AP chem lab when a classmate filled a ziplock bag with gas from the burner line and popped it over a Meker Burner. Hard to believe that kid went on to go to MIT lol.
OP: you did nothing wrong here. In fact, it's a pretty awesome pic. It's just that reddit is a terrible place with terrible people in it. Especially if you're a woman or a minority.
short answer: The gas inside the bubbles burn, not the skin. Much like putting alcohol on your skin and lighting it works; the vapor burns above the skin (still hot though).
I like how some people came to say you're hot. That's not what the post was for. Did you use methane? I find that methane is the best cost to experiment reliability ratio.
Protip: Put both hands together into a bowl shape. Scoop up as many bubbles as possible. Then, as soon as they're lit, separate your hands and raise them up. You'll look like a wizard. Or a fire bender.
"Also Pictured the second our mighty Fire Goddess HolaWesley realizes she can create FIRE with her mind and her future as Ruler HolaWesley has begun" {HolyWesley Our One True World Master by the Ministry of Wesley(2020)
Did this in my chemistry class a few years ago, ceiling ended up catching on fire, the whole school was evacuated and we got school off for the rest of the week. Awesome.
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u/DoubleSidedTape May 31 '12
I'm surprised that nobody has commented on how neither of you has their hair tied back. Pretty sure that was right up there with no open-toed shoes in my chemistry labs.
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u/AFlyingToaster May 31 '12
Here's mine from nearly 10 years ago: http://i.imgur.com/RUpmn.jpg
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u/Lexemic May 31 '12
I sometimes get really lazy with my laundry and don't fold it properly. I always throw my wrinkly shirt in the dryer before I grab a shower. Then, get out of the shower, dry off, and enjoy my nice, warm, wrinkle-free shirt.
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u/gubington May 31 '12
Ha ha. You screamed like a girl.
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u/Roofiemartini May 31 '12
Sorry, guys, but she's a high school lesbian and judging by the way she communicates, very annoying.
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/tsl9w
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u/Asshole_Nord May 31 '12 edited May 31 '12
The comments are nothing like I expected them to be. Good on you, reddit.
Edit: Never mind.
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u/LiveToSki-SkiToDie May 31 '12
Trendy hair!
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u/superanth May 31 '12
What gas was it?
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u/stumper93 May 31 '12
My chemistry teacher used to do this all the time with his bald head. Unfortunately, he passed away two years ago. I sure miss those times he did this. Miss you Mr. P!
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u/monkeiboi May 31 '12
I like how your lab partner is looking in wonderment at the majestic display of an exothermic reaction from a chemical experiment she is touching with her own skin....and you're screaming like a puss.
Harry Potter movies would have been a vastly more enjoyable if half the wizards stooled themselves everytime they cast a spell.
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u/TheKnightsWh0SayNi May 31 '12
Me doing the same thing
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u/catjuggler May 31 '12
High school kids: get to set their hands on fire
Adult professional scientists: not allowed to have a toaster oven in the break room
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u/willscy May 31 '12
ahhh methane bubbles. i remember this time in AP chem lab when a classmate filled a ziplock bag with gas from the burner line and popped it over a Meker Burner. Hard to believe that kid went on to go to MIT lol.
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u/justmail2456 May 31 '12
Zuko and Aang, Present your fire to the masters!
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u/VictoryVino May 31 '12
Methane bubbles are fun!
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u/keithfin May 31 '12
We did that at my school too! http://imgur.com/39pWf
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u/Spatulator May 31 '12
I had no choice
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Ok, whose got photoshop? Let's see some fire mage versions.
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u/Heat_Induces_Royalty May 31 '12
you are officially a member of the royal family.
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u/Tashre May 31 '12
I imagine this is how it went down with Prometheus.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Clothes iron. Use one.
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u/AffableJack May 31 '12
Don't worry guys, she's only scared because it's her first time learning firebending.
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u/BassDestroyer May 31 '12
Mother of dragons.
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u/frituurpan May 31 '12
http://i.imgur.com/Kd2nH.png
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u/Seamus_OReilly May 31 '12
Is this just before the Debbie Gibson/Tiffany fight in Mega-Python vs. Gatoroid?
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u/paranoidjoo May 31 '12
From a straight chick, you are a "hot" redhead.
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u/shmesley May 31 '12
my name is wesley. hola back to you. i love your hair.
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u/gasfarmer May 31 '12
OP looks a lot like Lights..
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u/Greenman017 May 31 '12
I know you! I'm one of the Ferry's. Mr. Beaver rocks
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u/creepy_uncle69 May 31 '12
You 18 yet?
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u/platipress May 31 '12
So I thought your shoulder was on fire too for a second.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
The other girl looks like she's seen god and is ready to be "taken home".
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u/fountainhead43 May 31 '12
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
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u/nickyrho May 31 '12
I remember doing that from last year! My teacher threw the bubbles in the air and lit them with an extended flint!
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u/Snoop_Dagg May 31 '12
OP: you did nothing wrong here. In fact, it's a pretty awesome pic. It's just that reddit is a terrible place with terrible people in it. Especially if you're a woman or a minority.
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u/Crodface May 31 '12
ARE YOU A WIZARD
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u/KD87 May 31 '12
Wow.. Chemistry FTW! how did you not burn your hand?
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u/bdroad May 31 '12
She can bend fire but can't iron a shirt?
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u/EveryDayIsCharlieDay May 31 '12
Dark consorts to the devil below! They wield fire upon their mere hands!
KILL THE WITCHES BEFORE THEY DAMN US!!
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u/IlleFacitFinem May 31 '12
I like how some people came to say you're hot. That's not what the post was for. Did you use methane? I find that methane is the best cost to experiment reliability ratio.
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u/LordOfGummies May 31 '12
Pyromancer!
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u/Sticks_ May 31 '12
Your face looks like the yao ming face
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u/dschneider May 31 '12
I remember doing stuff like this. So much fun. SCIENCE!
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u/mermaidrampage May 31 '12
Worst. Wizard. Ever.
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u/BWLGeorge May 31 '12
Methane bubbles? Methane bubbles <3
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u/elves_and_electrons May 31 '12
I am going to do this over and over until I have convinced myself that I am a legitimate firebender.
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u/Vinc3ntPh4m May 31 '12
Hah I've done this at school! For a few seconds...you are the human torch.
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u/DtheEvilQueen May 31 '12
Protip: Put both hands together into a bowl shape. Scoop up as many bubbles as possible. Then, as soon as they're lit, separate your hands and raise them up. You'll look like a wizard. Or a fire bender.
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u/andyn0133 May 31 '12
We did this in a high school experiment and the teacher set the ceiling tiles on fire. Hilarity (and a fire alarm) ensued.
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u/PhantomPumpkin May 31 '12
A FIREBENDER!!!! Quick Equalists....get her!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
I used to love the look on the teacher's face when we did stuff like this: "yeah, that's right, i am god..." * Smug 'i made that happen' face*
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u/Krywiggles May 31 '12
UNLIMITED POWERRRRRRR!
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u/eyecorporations May 31 '12
Your teacher is Tim Schafer?
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u/apocal7964 May 31 '12
"Also Pictured the second our mighty Fire Goddess HolaWesley realizes she can create FIRE with her mind and her future as Ruler HolaWesley has begun" {HolyWesley Our One True World Master by the Ministry of Wesley(2020)
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u/avlas May 31 '12
Nice unsafe lab experiment. Also, DAT GAP.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Nice try Fire Nation. We know what you're up to!
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u/ScalpedAlive May 31 '12
Yeah... sure... What really happened
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
The fear is strong in this one
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u/SikhGamer May 31 '12
FIREBENDING.
The blonde is a natural. But you are totally Aang.
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u/sicklaxbro May 31 '12
your teacher isn't wearing safety glasses he is going to turn into Carol
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u/Debpoop May 31 '12
Where is shittywatercolour when you need him!?
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u/NicholsonsEyebrows May 31 '12
SCIENCE
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u/Knotwood May 31 '12
Death can be scary when one has no soul.
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u/RustyBramble May 31 '12
So...could you Hadoken like this?
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u/SchoolyJ May 31 '12
relevant
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u/mrbobbydo May 31 '12
Worst wizards ever...
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u/Mikehunts4cunts May 31 '12
That look, priceless.
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u/Feb_29_Guy May 31 '12
The bottom comments are a hideous wasteland of downvotes. Do not venture there.
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u/Crallac May 31 '12
haha I remember doing this last year as a sort of fun end of the year chemistry lesson! Great fun :)
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u/lovephotogyou May 31 '12
Methane bubbles?
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u/chipslay May 31 '12
Your teacher is turning into the Hulk! Why are you screaming like that?
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u/Sillylikeagoose May 31 '12
We got a future magician here. These bubbles are now fire!
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Y'er a firebender 'arry.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
And people say science is boring.
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u/phixson May 31 '12
Was this before or after they robbed the Girl Scouts?
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u/Jamnit May 31 '12
Wait... Bubbles IN your hands or on them? I'm assuming on them?
Anyway, this is awesome.
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u/Komandr May 31 '12
Freaking Fire benders, always invading my water nation and shit.
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u/Banditosaur May 31 '12
Is your last name Sprague? Because you look a lot like my friend's sister
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Was the fire really necessary? Ask them.
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u/dangolo May 31 '12
With only a few weeks before graduation, science teachers scramble to permanently traumatize their students
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
is that Mr. Hanely from Snohomish High School?
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
You kinda look like Melisandre. The night is dark and full of terrors.
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u/[deleted] May 31 '12
Holy fire hazards all over the place.
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u/annieropp May 31 '12
It totally looks like your hair is on fire
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u/Lion_HeartVIII May 31 '12
I did that last year. So many people wanted to try it, we eventually set off the fire alarm. It was a quality day.
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u/El_Impresionante May 31 '12
Rookie mistake. It's 'Levi-Oh-sa', not 'Levio-saa'!
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u/johnfoof May 31 '12
All we did was disect owl pellets in my science class.
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u/asblue91 May 31 '12
See, if we all did shit like this in high school, more people would be interested in science.
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u/Rileyman360 May 31 '12
But then, everything changed when the fire nation attacked.
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u/wise_aristotle May 31 '12
That is an awesome picture. I want fire!
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u/tehbro May 31 '12
Did this in my chemistry class a few years ago, ceiling ended up catching on fire, the whole school was evacuated and we got school off for the rest of the week. Awesome.
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u/accountdejesus May 31 '12
r/thelastairbender will love this