If I can't have it--well, someone else probably got it.

[Alleya]

^ You cant be serious.

?

You can't find sodium as a free element. Basic chemistry. If you want some you have to get it from compounds, and it oxidizes rapidly in the air.

Then again I'm probably being wooshed. I'm just sick of people defending that stupid gif.

[Ryko]

That really wasn't my point at all, I'm not contending with the chemistry. Just like... I'm sure khamsin knew that. The picture was posted in the random image thread some time ago and a bunch of people were like "zomg is that real?" (hence the "here we go again" picture when khalil posted) and anyone with half a brain knew it wasn't. Khamsin was being sarcastic, as 90% of his posts tend to be.

Then again I'm probably being wooshed. I'm just sick of people defending that stupid gif.

The "you cant be serious" was just me sort of wondering how this topic manages to keep reestablishing whooshes after 5 pages.

[Alleya]

I see that gif so much with people swearing up and down as to its authenticity, I am jaded by others' stupidity.

[Ryko]

I see that gif so much with people swearing up and down as to its authenticity, I am jaded by others' stupidity.

Fair enough

[Epical]

The "you cant be serious" was just me sort of wondering how this topic manages to keep reestablishing whooshes after 5 pages.

This thread is currently being powered by the phenomenon that powered the "Hey SE" thread.

[Khalil]

Wtf, I didn't know it wasn't real.

Edit:

[Khamsin]

I'm afraid I'm guilty of the very crime Ryko committed in making this thread.

The random image thread convo went something like this:

wtf? he really blew his head off?

Yeah, didn't you see it on CNN last year?

The blow tube was loaded with sodium causing his head to explode once saliva reacted with it.

DERRR 9TH GRADE SCIENCE CLASS

Would have been more fun with Caesium.

the kid get tried for murder?

...along with a sprinkle of requests for links to reputable news sites and a dash of "How could the thought of this being real pass through your mind at any point?". The final debunking coming from:

There is no sign of a skull in that head, either it isn't real, or that guy has no bones.

When the kid lands, you can hit stop to stop the gif, you'll see the top of the head inflate and distort, then when it pops, theres no bones, not really any sign of the blood that would be there, and the "skin" flies over to the side, completely disconnected.

Translation:

This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the bones and from seeing quite a few head'asplodes in my time.

[Resin]

Wtf, I didn't know it wasn't real.

Edit:

Dude, it's totally real. Really. Siriusly.

[Kuya]

Wtf he really blew his head off? is to Yeah, didn't you see it on CNN last year?, as wtf did you see caith sith? is to OMG WHERE!?.

AM I CAPTIVATING THIS PROPERLY?

[Marcicus]

nope

[Khalil]

Last time I ask a question.

[HAcoreRD]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4...8354443ma5.jpg

[Ryko]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4...8354443ma5.jpg

Man we don't even have to try, you do it to yourself.

[Ansems]

>_> is it dead yet?

[HAcoreRD]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4...8354443ma5.jpg

Man we don't even have to try, you do it to yourself.

Did I win an internet yet? ; ;

I want to put it on my mantle.

[Khamsin]

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4...8354443ma5.jpg

Man we don't even have to try, you do it to yourself.

Did I win an internet yet? ; ;

I want to put it on my mantle.

btw, the kid did get charged for murder.

[Ansems]

Guess not

[Max™]

*points to sig*

I got sick of people defending the thing, like I said, you hit stop and watch it for a second and go "oh, that's pretty cool SFX, shame they didn't put a little more effort into it."

[Khalil]

btw, the kid did get charged for murder.

Fuck you Khamsin, lol.

[Tajin]

So, is the pic real?
wait for it