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Just a ballpoint pen... (i.imgur.com)

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[–]HansCool 274 points275 points ago

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*Gasp The most permanent of all writing utensils...

[–]WhatTheBrett 41 points42 points ago

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"What I learned in boating school is... blankity... BLANKITY... BLANK!"

[–]kamishizuka 9 points10 points ago

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Given the assignment is a ten-word essay, and she starts him off with "What I learned in boating school is..." for seven words, it always seemed patently obvious to me that he should finish it with "...how to drive."

Then you see the scribbled up paper and it's almost, almost there.
http://screensnapr.com/e/ME0Xnc.png

[–]BossOfTheGame 1 point2 points ago

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I recorded this episode on a VHS to figure out what was on that sheet of paper.

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    [–]lerxstlifeson 7 points8 points ago

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    I automatically read that in her voice. Scary.

    [–]geekchic 1 point2 points ago

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    Terry Wogan is a "her"?

    [–]ophi13 5 points6 points ago

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    I just watched this a while ago. O.o

    [–][deleted] 9 points10 points ago

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    Cool.

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      [–]GRADUALLY_UNSURE 64 points65 points ago*

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      And thus begins the generational divide between 90's children (who don't get this reference) and 00's children (who do).

      Edit: By 90's children, I mean people who grew up in the 90's, not people who were born in the mid/late 90's and probably didn't even become sentient until the 00's. These people count as 00's children.

      Edit2: Seriously, 00's kids, can you please read the edit above? A true 90's kid grew up in the 90's (and were likely born in the 80's). If you were born in 1996, 1999, or 1995, then I'm sorry but you are by all accounts a 00's kid.

      [–]jgrex22 57 points58 points ago

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      90's child. I get it =\

      [–][deleted] 38 points39 points ago

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      I was born on the year 1990. I remember all of the early spongebob episodes with tremendous nostalgia.

      [–]KillBosby 109 points110 points ago

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      I was born in 1987 and realize that Spongebob was an obvious Ren & Stimpy ripoff.

      [–][deleted] 51 points52 points ago*

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      My mom never let me watch Ren & Stimpy. In fact, she really hated me for watching Sponge Bob. "It's those annoying voices!" she told me. So me and my buddy just went upstairs at his house, speared a couple of capri suns, and watched the hell out of 3 pm spongebob. Damn... what happened to those days? Sometimes I think "If I could live eternally in that 8 or 9 year old period, in my ignorance and bliss, I totally would". I think part of myself died when I grew up, you know? Like that southpark episode, where everything suddenly looks like shit to stan*. Damn... I'm too high for the internet right now.

      *not cartman, thanks killswitch20k.

      [–]thejustducky1 54 points55 points ago

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      I'm only in this adult thing for the sex...

      [–]KillBosby 24 points25 points ago

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      Those Capri Suns he was talking about got me more excited than the thought of intercourse right now.

      Sadly not lying.

      [–]WhyAmINotStudying 17 points18 points ago

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      I was born in 1979 and Capri Sun is the first cultural reference I recognize in this thread.

      [–]sewiv 1 point2 points ago

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      I was born in 1969, how do you think I feel?

      [–]fap_de_oaid 11 points12 points ago

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      you are having nostalgia, you were probably really bored a lot

      [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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      yeah, probably. "grass is always greener" tends to be a big part of nostalgia.

      [–]killswitch20k 8 points9 points ago

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      It was Stan, not Cartman....... just saying.

      [–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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      Yeah... as I was typing the name I thought "you know, I rarely watch south park but remember that episode... do I want to make myself look like an idiot and just guess?... yeah, I guess so".

      I appreciate the correction.

      [–]killswitch20k 2 points3 points ago

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      Didn't mean to be a dick or anything by it. lol

      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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      Yeah man, no worries! I actually really do appreciate corrections. I am admittedly guilty of presenting facts on occasion than I am not entirely clear on. So yeah, no worries. Upvotes all around!

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            [–]abfroh 11 points12 points ago

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            1987! Yeah!

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            [–]MonsterIt 3 points4 points ago

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            I was born in '83 and can kick your '87's ass.

            [–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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            Pfft. I was born in '80 and... and...

            Get off my lawn

            [–]robodrew 7 points8 points ago

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            '78 reporting in... now back to my grave.

            [–]inkandpaperguy 2 points3 points ago

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            '64 ... damn, I'm old

            [–]Nikuhiru 1 point2 points ago

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            Please don't take my lunch money.

            [–]MonsterIt 2 points3 points ago

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            That's right, now gimme' your personal pan and pepsi clear, before I sock you one!

            [–]Nikuhiru 1 point2 points ago

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            Nikuhiru runs away crying

            [–]fadedseaside 1 point2 points ago

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            '85 checking in as dispute moderator.

            [–]KillBosby 1 point2 points ago

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            Bullshit, I was classically trained in the martial arts by a rat I found in the sewer.

            You don't really stand a chance.

            [–]MonsterIt 1 point2 points ago

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            Bullshit, you're standing on hot lava and I'm immune.

            So YOU don't stand a chance.

            [–]Cabal51 4 points5 points ago

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            I was born in 1988 and realize that early Spongebob episodes must have had some of the writers and/or artists from The Ren and Stimpy Show. Some of the humor feels similar, but much less... disturbing, I guess, and the hyper-detailed close-ups are definitely either a throwback or the writers/artists using past experience from Ren and Stimpy.

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              [–]jgrex22 1 point2 points ago

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              Me too.

              [–]Rooster10 5 points6 points ago

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              90's child here, too, and I get it. '91.

              [–]jgrex22 5 points6 points ago

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              1990

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                [–]Blacksheep01 21 points22 points ago

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                Yeah, born in early 80s here, thought the OP's comment was funny but no idea it was a reference to anything until your post. Looked it up, yeah, Spongebob, I was in high school when it started so you win the Reddit golden accuracy award for the day!

                [–]PdoesnotequalNP 32 points33 points ago

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                Born in the 80s too here, I don't have a fucking clue who this "spongebob" guy is.

                I want my references to TMNT, Biker Mice and Voltron back.

                And now get off my lawn, dammit!

                [–]cyclura 15 points16 points ago

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                Born in the 60s here. Don't have a clue who Biker Mice and Voltron are, (though I still have my 1st edition TMNT comics I bought in the 80s). I want my references to Johnny Quest, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, H.R. Pufnstuf, and Speed Racer back.

                [–]Kaghuros 12 points13 points ago

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                Do you watch The Venture Brothers by any chance? It's a Johnny Quest boy-adventurer parody cartoon that even features a grown-up Johnny Quest in a handful of episodes.

                [–]cyclura 2 points3 points ago

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                Yes! I do like The Venture Brothers.

                [–]JonEQuest 1 point2 points ago

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                Here you go.

                [–]rtmthepenguin 1 point2 points ago

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                I was born in 89 and i LOVED speed racer and Johnny Quest

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                  [–]GRADUALLY_UNSURE 1 point2 points ago

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                  Victory!!!

                  [–]Johnofthewest 1 point2 points ago

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                  Born in 84 I had no idea what the quote was. Perhaps generations should be divided in blocks of 5 or something.

                  [–]Blacksheep01 1 point2 points ago

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                  I agree with you. I've had this discussion with a lot of people but I don't think you and I are part of this "Generation Y" that supposedly covers 1980 - 2000. When I grew up no one had cell phones, I played outside with toys and super soakers, the internet didn't come into houses until I was 12 etc. and so forth, I'm sure you were similar as I was born in 82.

                  If you were born just 10 years later in 92? You never knew a world without the internet and kids shows were dedicated to telling you to go play outside lol.

                  I propose that some date range starting possibly in 1978 and ending in 1984 or 5 is a separate generation (flexible here, maybe it is just 80-85 or 79-84), too young for Gen X and too old for Gen Y, we remember the world before the internet, but we were young enough that it wasn't a magical concept that we never grasped, like our parents. We just need a name for our generation. Anyone got any ideas?

                  [–]Rocketeering 1 point2 points ago

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                  Thank you for looking that up for me :) I enjoyed the comment as well but never would have guessed it was from something else...

                  [–]clefairy 4 points5 points ago

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                  I was born early 80s and I get it. Some people just love watching cartoons :)

                  [–]DCdavid7 7 points8 points ago*

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                  Really? You're claiming superiority because you're a child of the 90's? I hate my generation sometimes...

                  [–]Bluelegs 5 points6 points ago

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                  92 here, and even spongebob feels quite late in my childhood. I remember things like rugrats, hey arnold, AHHHHHHHHHHHH! Real Monsters etc.

                  [–]iamnotatroll 13 points14 points ago

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                  Here we go again. Generationalism is the new racism.

                  [–]Bluelegs 8 points9 points ago

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                  Even though it's the same generation..

                  [–]LuxNocte 1 point2 points ago

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                  That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

                  "Generationalism" is about as new as Socrates. Equating it with racism is largely pointless as well.

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                    [–]alphawimp731 8 points9 points ago

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                    What if I was a 90's child and still do get the reference?

                    cue Fry meme "Not sure if outlier to rule or just continued watching cartoons despite being too old."

                    [–]elustran 4 points5 points ago

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                    I didn't understand how this divides 90's and 00's children... Looked at the other comments. I am apparently old.

                    [–]waymundo 1 point2 points ago

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                    Yes, they should be called 90s babies, 00s child.

                    [–]g33kfish 1 point2 points ago

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                    Totally didn't get this reference. Born in 83. Well played sir.

                    [–]SubtleMockery 1 point2 points ago

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                    I was born in 1986, and I still don't get it. All I can think of is "Livin in a LONELY wooorld"

                    [–]Rimbosity 2 points3 points ago

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                    Geez. I grew up in the 70s. THANK YOU FOR MAKING ME FEEL FUCKIN OLD REDDIT

                    [–]dilithium 2 points3 points ago

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                    I remember Spongebob eps with great nostalgia because I watched them with my cute little kids back in the day. They already think it is deeply uncool. WHO IS OLD NOW?! Not me, no sir. no.

                    [–]GradualPoet 1 point2 points ago

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                    Quite Gradually.

                    [–]Seref15 0 points1 point ago

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                    1989 here. I get it.

                    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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                    96 and I get it. Just cause we were born a little later doesnt mean everything before our birth is forgein to us.

                    [–]Siofsi 2 points3 points ago

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                    Oh god. You are so very, very young.

                    Which makes me so very, very... not as young.

                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago*

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                    1. 16 next may.

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                      [–]redpariah 10 points11 points ago

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                      I was born '92 and get the refrence. According to Reddit I was born in the greatest year. Old enough to get all the Ren & Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Doug, and young enough to get Pokemon, Fairly Odpparents and Spongebob Refrences.

                      [–]KallistiEngel 1 point2 points ago

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                      I was born in '86 and get the references to all of those. I did have a younger brother ('91) though and we watched TV together a lot.

                      [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                      Pokémon is not a new thing. In fact, it's nearly as old as you. I was watching the show, playing the game and with the cards back in about 1998.

                      [–]CNGO 1 point2 points ago

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                      Do you believe you were born in the greatest year?

                      [–]Hindu_Wardrobe 1 point2 points ago

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                      '92 represent. Yee.

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                        [–]802bikeguy_com 1 point2 points ago

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                        Looks like a blue alien baby breaching out...

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                          [–]ATLien325 126 points127 points ago

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                          That's actually pretty cool. I never stopped to think what a ballpoint might actually look like up close.

                          [–]angrymole 234 points235 points ago

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                          I did, needless to say, i can now only see with one eye.

                          [–]Sir_Beast 13 points14 points ago

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                          Nice depth perception, one-eye!

                          [–]thepwnguin 90 points91 points ago

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                          More like needles to say. Dooohhhhohohoho.

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                            [–]xampl9 11 points12 points ago

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                            Think about the production tolerances needed to make a simple ballpoint pen -- the ball must be round and smooth to within thousandths of an inch, otherwise the ink delivery will be splotchy (technical term!).

                            Likewise, the surround has to be pressed into place around the ball "just-so". Too loose, and the ink stains your pocket or maybe even the ball falls out. Too tight, and the ink won't be carried around by the ball to the paper smoothly (again, blotchy).

                            The factories produce millions of them a year, and they almost always work right out of the box (actually, I can't recall the last time I bought one that didn't work...)

                            [–]chortiz11 6 points7 points ago

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                            Got any more pictures? Can't seem to find any hi-res photos of ballpoint pen tips : /

                            [–]chortiz11 27 points28 points ago

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                            Found one! http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3260153787_3cf5ecc47b.jpg

                            [–]Buckbeak69 38 points39 points ago

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                            this one looks sentient

                            [–]dietotaku 85 points86 points ago

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                            "i'm afraid i can't write that, dave."

                            [–]Semajal 14 points15 points ago

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                            http://www.flickr.com/photos/32568076@N06/3229032202/in/set-72157612861391541/ My own shot. Looking back on it I realise the quality is a bit crap though :D Will probably re-hire the lens and do more at some point.

                            Misc Macro set 1 - (includes cat fut macro shot) http://www.flickr.com/photos/32568076@N06/sets/72157612861391541/with/3229032202/

                            More macro - http://www.flickr.com/photos/32568076@N06/sets/72157620540843100/

                            [–]Uriniass 6 points7 points ago

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                            I found one from Here

                            [–]zaudo 9 points10 points ago

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                            When I looked at the second link, I thought that when you zoom in further, the surface of the tip begins to look pink. And then, when you zoom in further still, it begins to looks remarkably similar to a China doll.

                            I really should actually read things.

                            [–]pclamer 5 points6 points ago

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                            that really isnt hi res

                            [–]anvilimage 2 points3 points ago

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                            Correct! I wouldn't classify 72dpi as hi-res either...

                            [–]phahoutthr 1 point2 points ago

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                            Looks like HAL has conjunctivitis...

                            [–]BouncingLlama 1 point2 points ago

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                            If you shout "Enhance!" at it loud enough, you can see a reflection of the photographer.

                            [–]chortiz11 7 points8 points ago

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                            Another again! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/1931359431_d81d6998ba.jpg

                            [–]chortiz11 7 points8 points ago

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                            And another! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2162/2927861333_111b148a3c.jpg

                            [–]Crossdresser 6 points7 points ago

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                            You missed one!

                            http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Rollerball-macro.jpg

                            [–]amc178 1 point2 points ago

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                            To be technical, a rollerball is not actually the same as ball point (a rollerball uses liquid ink) so its kind of half way between a ball point and fountain pen.

                            [–]55555 1 point2 points ago

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                            This is a picture I took 2 years ago. It has become decidedly relevant.

                            I think it is 2560x1024

                            [–]theknightwhosays_nee 10 points11 points ago

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                            Closer......closer......

                            [–]ATLien325 7 points8 points ago

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                            I'll give you this round.

                            [–]sit_I_piz 6 points7 points ago

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                            until.. HOLY FUCK!!

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                              [–]Sergeantpeppersband 72 points73 points ago

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                              That pen looks battle worn, imagine how many stories that has told.

                              [–]haiku_robot 62 points63 points ago

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                              That pen looks battle 
worn, imagine how many 
stories that has told.

                              [–]Vonstemmington 2 points3 points ago

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                              This robot provides a fantastic service. Whoever operates this, I thank you.

                              I read it in an 80s gurgly robot voice before I even read the username. [6]

                              [–]SoCalDan 25 points26 points ago

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                              Just the tip.

                              [–]karona513 5 points6 points ago

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                              Just to see how it feels.

                              [–]reiduh 2 points3 points ago

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                              ... and only for a minute

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                                  [–]Captain_Redbeard 104 points105 points ago

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                                  Pen 15 club was the best.

                                  [–]DoctorMagazine 30 points31 points ago

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                                  Relevant xkcd

                                  [–]Captain_Redbeard 4 points5 points ago

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                                  Best. Thing. Ever.

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                                    [–]JerkyMcDerk 36 points37 points ago

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                                    How was this club so well known? Its just as amazing as the trick to blow into NES cartridges to make them work. Without mass internet usage, how did the world communicate these ideas?

                                    [–]Captain_Redbeard 56 points57 points ago

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                                    The hive mind runs deep

                                    [–]Jackal_6 16 points17 points ago

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                                    I was thinking about this the other day. How do kids learn the batman lyrics to jingle bells, or that on top of spaghetti song about murdering teachers?

                                    [–]Captain_Redbeard 38 points39 points ago

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                                    There's always someone just a year older than you who learned it from someone a year older than them... to infinity. The Stussy symbol can be tracked back to like the 60s.

                                    [–]Jackal_6 27 points28 points ago

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                                    I just think it's funny how back when you were a kid, there's this world of 'essential kid knowledge', and at some point you just forget all that shit.

                                    [–]Captain_Redbeard 21 points22 points ago

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                                    Yeah its kind of sad. Those were rules to live by when growing up. Jinx, pen15, 4square, pogs, gameboy, smilies from a lighter, quarters, the ABC game, fish out of water, first in line for the chocolate milk....

                                    [–]Muter 4 points5 points ago

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                                    Pinch mini, Punch bug, Free Hit

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                                      [–]MsgGodzilla 1 point2 points ago

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                                      Essential kid knowledge: All blank spaces must be filled with crudely drawn penises.

                                      [–]sullymcgrinder 1 point2 points ago

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                                      how is it every kid invents the hot lava game? :)

                                      [–]Jackal_6 1 point2 points ago

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                                      It was... a game? I always thought the ground turned back to normal when I fell.

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                                          [–]Chicane 28 points29 points ago

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                                          I don't understand this concept of "without internet".

                                          [–]TheBingage 8 points9 points ago

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                                          I...I.. Don't remember...

                                          [–]potodds 5 points6 points ago

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                                          Blowing into the NES cartridge is maybe the most meaningful piece of history for our era. There are few who forget the power of it, and few out of our era who understand it.

                                          [–]DMitri221 1 point2 points ago

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                                          You're making it worse. Clean it properly.

                                          http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=117240

                                          [–]Ciceros_Assassin 1 point2 points ago

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                                          Orson Scott Card wrote a really good short story called "The Originist" about this, where a scientist far in the future figures out humanity's home planet by tracing childhood rhymes back through history. It explores this kind of thing as a largely unrecognized but highly organized and meaningful oral history.

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                                            [–]dastly75 5 points6 points ago

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                                            I would always just right 'penis' after they gave the OK. I mean, they just gave you permission to write on their hand, why even bother with the charade at that point?

                                            [–]Captain_Redbeard 1 point2 points ago

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                                            I made sure to make it look enough like penis but enough like pen15 to throw off parents and draw attention to it by students. I'm guessing I never fooled a parent.

                                            [–]TrollErgoSum 40 points41 points ago

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                                            All I could think of

                                            [–]lemonpjb 13 points14 points ago

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                                            ROOOYAAAL BLUE

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                                              [–]starcraftanalogy 9 points10 points ago

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                                              It looks like a probe

                                              edit: This

                                              [–]imbcmdth 9 points10 points ago

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                                              I saw a How It's Made about the manufacture of ball-point pens. The thing I was immediately struck by is the number of steps it takes to make a simple throw away pen. There had to be at least 30 steps to manufacture about a dozen parts that all come together into something that we never even take notice of.

                                              [–]andelas 5 points6 points ago

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                                              I was curious, here the video for any of you interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYme2M_YPu0

                                              [–]LOFTIE 1 point2 points ago

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                                              but it is all automated so it is still cheap as fuck to produce them.

                                              [–]chriswatt 19 points20 points ago

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                                              High res version

                                              [–]Nickotine 30 points31 points ago

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                                              Guess that explains why I could never get to the point in my papers

                                              [–]RazorGFX[S] 10 points11 points ago

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                                              I see what you did there

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                                                [–]MustStopMasturbating 5 points6 points ago

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                                                At first glance it looks like a close up of an eye of a really sick chameleon; where an infection has caused it to turn blue and pus out and over the crust.

                                                [–]Bunglenomics 3 points4 points ago

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                                                LIVIN IN A LONELY WORLD

                                                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                I also was reminded of Journey.

                                                [–]laz-y 26 points27 points ago

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                                                And now I finally get why it's called a ballpoint pen.

                                                [–]-Tack 55 points56 points ago

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                                                It appears this pen uses a ball for its point.

                                                [–]karona513 4 points5 points ago

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                                                Wait... really? You never scraped the ball out of an erasable pen to watch the ink ooze out like a snake?

                                                [–]AyMiles 9 points10 points ago

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                                                ....no.

                                                [–]BaZing3 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Wait, what? I need to find an erasable pen now...

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                                                    [–]Bad_Sex_Advice 7 points8 points ago

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                                                    Where'd you find a picture of my penis?

                                                    [–]vw209 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    NEVER give redditors macro lenses.

                                                    [–]Nosty85 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Hahah, my exact thoughts. "Congratulations on buying a macro lens. I look forward to seeing images of every bug/flower/household items you can get your hands on posted to r/pics now."

                                                    Edit for clarity: I'm not judging. I did it too (minus the posting to reddit part).

                                                    [–]Dubbys 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    Related

                                                    [–]kenfused11 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Uugh its all crusty...

                                                    [–]ILikeBumblebees 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    I was ages 10 to 20 in the 90s, and I have no idea what this means.

                                                    [–]GreedyFly46and2 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    This is from an episode of CSI. The original image was taken from black-white security footage. They then zoomed and enhanced several times to give you this final product. If you look closely, you can make out the reflection of the killer ejaculating on the dead body.

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                                                    [–]deityofanime 13 points14 points ago

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                                                    I really don't understand the amazement here, have so few people really looked at the end of something they use almost every day of their lives?

                                                    [–]Cameljock 39 points40 points ago

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                                                    Not at a resolution that is beyond the average human eye.

                                                    [–]CC440 11 points12 points ago

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                                                    I can't believe people have never seen the obvious ball, is everyone blind?

                                                    [–]calvinburkhead 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Yes

                                                    [–]albino_wino 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    It's from trying to look too closely at the tip of their pen. Twice.

                                                    [–]gfixler 18 points19 points ago

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                                                    You'd be surprised. A lot of people aren't very inquisitive. They go through their lives rarely examining anything, especially not what they consider mundane.

                                                    [–]Asshole_Of_Reddit 18 points19 points ago

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                                                    stupid cunts

                                                    [–]ue85 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    This is all I can see when I look at this.

                                                    [–]Poutingbastard 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you do that.

                                                    [–]Disgruntled__Goat 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    I'm afraid I can't let you write that, Dave.

                                                    [–]fman5k 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    ...Writin in a lonely world...

                                                    [–]zmas 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Looks a lot like the chrome logo: http://eho.st/pjs1ljqh+

                                                    [–]monstereddit 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Just what do you think you're doing, Dave?

                                                    [–]Thohi 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Daaaaisy, Daisy, give me your answer, do.

                                                    I'm half crazy all for the love of you.

                                                    It won't be a stylish marriage.

                                                    I can't afford a carriage.

                                                    But you'll look sweet upon the seat of a bicycle built for two...

                                                    [–]GradualPoet 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    Seriously: HOW THE FUCK DO THEY MAKE THESE?

                                                    How do they keep the little ball in place?

                                                    [–]bukojuice 4 points5 points ago

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                                                    http://home.howstuffworks.com/pen3.htm

                                                    the whole article is worth reading from pg 1. but it seems it is held in place by making the diameter of the "holder" a tiny bit smaller than the diameter of the ball.

                                                    [–]NeilFraser 8 points9 points ago

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                                                    In elementary school the ball fell out of my pen once. I didn't immediately see what had happened, I just noticed the mess and that my pen stopped working. So I did what usually fixes a pen, I blew into the suction relief hole. Bad move. With no ball in place, the pen became a one-shot ink bazooka.

                                                    [–]dannyduh 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    Looks like a smurfs uncircumcised penis

                                                    [–]XtortionBear 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Looks like a futuristic engine on a spacecraft.

                                                    [–]thesaddestpanda 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Spice melange addiction is easy to spot. Why is this?

                                                    It turns the eyes blue, Thufir.

                                                    Very good.

                                                    [–]akrams1 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    why are you writing in the sand?

                                                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    glados?

                                                    [–]isoo506 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    I keep seeing Wheatley from Portal 2 honestly.

                                                    [–]Mr_Winston_Wolf 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Reminds me of ........ The Nozzle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi36h6yp_8E

                                                    [–]climber514d 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    HAL

                                                    [–]oreoooo 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    eww get it away from me

                                                    [–]diffy_Q 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    I used to take different colored pens and roll their tips against each other. One time I got a purple pen and pretended it was the child of a red and blue pen. Good times.

                                                    [–]LordPhantom 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Magnify, everything!

                                                    Seriously, I love zoomed in shit

                                                    [–]Robb_Himself 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Wheatley?!

                                                    [–]contrabandkarma 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Born and raised in south Detroit...

                                                    Damn you Journey.

                                                    [–]TheAntiMe 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Not sure if pen, or hardcore robo-porn.

                                                    [–]dubji 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Anyone know of a site featuring a collection of these close up shots? I am very interested.

                                                    [–]noirie 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    is there a subreddit for stuff like this?

                                                    [–]ShlongHammer 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    The balls in pens are made of tungsten carbide, one of the hardest materials around. Try this, take your pen and try to file it down, you won't be able to.

                                                    [–]idoru78 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    If its just a ballpoint pen then WHY IS IT WATCHING ME?!

                                                    [–]BBQsauce18 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    I love the way the blue comes out.

                                                    [–]Silver1337 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Seeing every day things up close is just awesome.

                                                    [–]rotten_miracles 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    This is what I thought of. I'm at work an no Photoshop, so just a quick mock-up in Gimp.

                                                    [–]SM0K3SCR33N 2 points3 points ago

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                                                    Living in a lonely tent

                                                    [–]krugnasty 3 points4 points ago

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                                                    Thats pretty inkteresting

                                                    [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Thanks for pointing that out

                                                    [–]Ejvind 6 points7 points ago

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                                                    This ends now.

                                                    [–]ultrafetzig 5 points6 points ago

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                                                    Right on the ball. Point goes to you.

                                                    [–]Ejvind 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    NO.

                                                    [–]calvinburkhead 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    I was thinking we could roll this out little longer.

                                                    [–]Kerfuffly 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    Depends on your penmanship.

                                                    [–]LivingTheHighLife 1 point2 points ago

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                                                    This needs a NSFW tag.

                                                    [–]yelnatz 0 points1 point ago

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                                                    Who would've known?

                                                    [–]GZerv 0 points1 point ago

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                                                    meh

                                                    [–]vanillamuffincake 0 points1 point ago

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                                                    Is it just me or does that look kind of gross? Like it has dandruff and dust on it....

                                                    [–]Ohaithereimjake 0 points1 point ago

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                                                    Fire... The... Lasers?

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