Here Are Some Reasons Tumblr Absolutely Has to Stick Around

Tumblr has been around for quite a while now, and when there’s been more than a little speculation over the years that it may eventually go the way of Xanga or Myspace. This kind of talk was especially prevalent when the site went under new ownership and banned some of the – erm – spicier content the platform had to offer.

But it lives on, and there’s a good reason. That reason being, it gives us gold. Pure gold. The stuff of heavenly streets.

Let’s look at a few reasons Tumblr should stay around forever, shall we?

12. It prepares you for the tests

That last sentence really hits hard.

https://sympathetic-deceit-trash.tumblr.com/post/627471833227247616/my-sat-prep-book-is-gold

11. They provide deaf comedy jams

Wait for the last bit.

https://caminandoalocaso.tumblr.com/post/119249898839/thecheesyllama-thecheesyllama-so-in-my-3d

10. They clear a few things up

Oh dang, what if I just like writing terrible stuff?

https://hooked-on-saxophonics.tumblr.com/post/190913227358/if-he-writes-her-a-few-sonnets-he-loves-her-if

9. Their dank memes

I want to clean my screen off just looking at this.

https://poets-upstate.tumblr.com/post/172228862754/adambuffett-when-the-sun-hits-your-laptop

8. Their vivid illustrations

Nobody can express it quite like this.

https://sergle.tumblr.com/post/643018675757154304/bamsara-you-know-when-youre-overwhelmed-and-you

7. Their niche gameplay

I had to look it up, this was apparently a real thing briefly, though it’s gone now.
Maybe you can find it on the Wayback Machine?

https://hombredeflorida.tumblr.com/post/627712585127624704/why-are-you-playing-solitaire-on-the-linkin-park

6. They put those kids in their place

Not to brag but I’m pretty good myself.

https://genuine-foxy-fan.tumblr.com/post/183881816011/apparently-a-tetris-battle-royale-came-out-and-in

5. They come up with the best terminology

Even if they don’t land on it right away.

https://disembroil.tumblr.com/post/135489050252/that-bench-turned-into-a-snow-sofa

4. They love animals

Where we go one, we go all.

https://evilkitten3.tumblr.com/post/648968635789033472/computationalcalculator-overlyactivepingpongball

3. They have great debate prep

Ah, yes, interesting.

https://setheverman.tumblr.com/post/154845889072/robotsatthedisco-puppytierjade

2. They tell wonderful stories

Or whatever this might be.

https://taahko.tumblr.com/post/161607456106/open-rp

1. They’re great science communicators

It’s all so much clearer now.

https://reallyreallyreallytrying.tumblr.com/post/40033025233/average-person-eats-3-spiders-a-year-factoid

Case. Closed.

What’s your favorite thing about Tumblr?

Tell us in the comments.

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Tumblr Users Discussed the Mouth-Itching World of Fruit Allergies

The thing about food allergies is that some people don’t even realize they have them.

Recently a Tumblr thread went viral with users talking about their physiological responses to certain foods and mostly making light of the allergies.

It started when user @circusbutch posted about their love of orange juice, and the nostalgia it evokes.

@circusbutch: oragne juice is the superior beverage because it makes your tongue feel like you ate a bunch of ants which reminds me of my childhood when I would put ants in my mouth and eat them except this time it tastes good too. @spacefroggity: hey OP, I think you're probably allergic to citrus?

Image credit: Cheezburger

Good on @spacefroggity for not simply scrolling on by.

I have family members whose tongues itch when they eat certain fruits, otherwise I would not have known this was a thing.

Another user responded with either a mistyped question or statement about the OJ inducing itchy tongue.

Then another poster reposted an old conversation with @kramergate describing their their own potato allergy–and how, like many of us, it doesn’t stop them from enjoying potatoes!

@luckylesbiano: is. this not what oj is supposed to make your tongue feel like. @kramergate: every time I tell someone about my potato allergy they go 'oh that sucks i can't imagine not eating fries or mashed potatoes!' and i'm like oh rest assured neither god nor the devil himself could stop me from trebucheting hot spoonfuls of starchy face-swelling throat-itching good sh** into my dumb as he** gaping potato receptacle.

Image credit: Cheezburger

Potato sweats. That sounds pretty horrifying if I’m being honest.

@noxtheox: kramer, I'm still not over the fact that you thought the potato sweats were A Thing. @kramergate: I simply assumed we were all willing to suffer for our passions.

Image credit: Cheezburger

I mean, I like fries as much as the next person (or maybe not), but usually when I have an adverse reaction to food I’m less inclined to eat in the future.

Like ice cream. And wheat.

And mushrooms. (shudder)

Other users went on to describe additional bad reactions to different kinds of fruit.

@darkersolstice talked about kiwis which, fun fact, I learned were in the melon family when I gave one to my then-boyfriend and his tongue swelled up.

@darkersolstice: Did you know that if your mouth itches when you eat kiwis, it is not from hairs left over on the fruit after you peel it? I didn't until I was about 26 or so! @solarpunkarchivist: Confusingly, pineapple is supposed to feel like that, the d**n thing is attempting to digest you right back.

Image credit: Cheezburger

I had to go verify that claim, because depending on how fresh it is, I absolutely have that burning sensation with pineapple.

And @solarpunkarchivist is right! According to Spoon University:

Pineapple is the only food known to contain bromelain, an enzyme that digests protein. The truth is, pineapple hurts to eat because bromelain is digesting the tender skin inside of your mouth.
The pineapple is eating you.

Wow.

Another user chimed in about peanut allergies and @demonsgold had enough.

@justketerthings: Numb lips are not part of the intended experience of peanut butter, apparently. @demonsgold: yALL.

Image credit: Cheezburger

But the very best comment came at the end of the thread.

@calamity-ashley: Are we just gonna ignore the part where OP says they ate ants?

Image credit: Cheezburger

I’m with you @calamity-ashley. That’s what I focused on too.

Do you have any foods that you didn’t always know you were allergic to? Tell us in the comments.

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Get to Know the Oarfish: The Terrifying Sea Serpent of Folklore

I don’t like going into the ocean. There’s a lot you can’t see swimming around in there. Even when it’s not dangerous, I don’t particularly relish the thought of swimming with it.

Maybe it’s because of the time I went snorkeling and people started throwing food over the side of the boat, so that suddenly I was positively swarmed by fish. Touching me. (Shudder)

Well after learning about the creature called the giant oarfish, I may never go in the water again.

What is an oarfish, you ask?

Well, they’re in the same family as eels (Actinopterygi), but they’re not eels.

Recently, a Tumblr user asked to be told about something anxiety producing, and “Be careful what you wish for,” would be an understated warning because user @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses brought the goods.

digitalrabbit asked: Hey I heard you're giving out anxiety, can I have 1 anxiety please? biggest-gaudiest-patronuses answered: yes, here is a baby oarfish.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Because of the fish’s length, users were surprised to read it was a baby, and @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was happy to provide more detailed information.

imaramennoodle: that's a BABY? biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: boy howdy are you in for a treat! introducing, the Oarfish!

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Turns out, they’re fairly mysterious creatures, which is probably why they’re the stuff of Japanese folklore, where they’re known as “the Messenger from the Sea God’s Palace.”

The user shared bigger and bigger examples of the creature, and it gives me the willies.

Not much is known about Oarfish. Their maximum length is debatable, though there are reports of specimen up to 56 ft long. They live at great depths, and are rarely observed alive.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

I’m sorry, but it has to be said…

I think they’re going to need a bigger boat.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

No one bothered to question who @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was, or why they had so many pictures close to hand and sounded like the world’s foremost authority on wicked-long fish.

Yeah. These children get long. Like I said, length-variable. That one's only about 28 feet long. So, like, imagine that but double.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

The user then zoomed in for a close-up on the faces of the people and the fish, and dropped a little more knowledge.

Look how excited everyone is. Well, everyone but the fish. Oh, fun fact! They can self-amputate up to 3/4th of their body. Lizard-style.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Close up, the fish just looks like any other fish.
Maybe even less mean-looking than an eel.

Historically, Oarfish have been described as sea serpents, and are probably responsible for a fair portion of myths. In Japanese folklore, their appearance portends earthquakes. Though rarely seen, Oarfish live in every ocean. All around the world. Everywhere. No matter what coastline you're on, they're always there.Just a few thousand feet below water. Waiting.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Watching. Fireball-me: Jesus that was more than 1 anxiety! biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: I am a wholesale provider.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

(Double shudder.)

I mean. They seem pretty harmless, but I’m still probably going to have nightmares about them.

What do you think of this ridiculously long fish? Tell us in the comments.

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Get to Know the Oarfish: The Terrifying Sea Serpent of Folklore

I don’t like going into the ocean. There’s a lot you can’t see swimming around in there. Even when it’s not dangerous, I don’t particularly relish the thought of swimming with it.

Maybe it’s because of the time I went snorkeling and people started throwing food over the side of the boat, so that suddenly I was positively swarmed by fish. Touching me. (Shudder)

Well after learning about the creature called the giant oarfish, I may never go in the water again.

What is an oarfish, you ask?

Well, they’re in the same family as eels (Actinopterygi), but they’re not eels.

Recently, a Tumblr user asked to be told about something anxiety producing, and “Be careful what you wish for,” would be an understated warning because user @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses brought the goods.

digitalrabbit asked: Hey I heard you're giving out anxiety, can I have 1 anxiety please? biggest-gaudiest-patronuses answered: yes, here is a baby oarfish.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Because of the fish’s length, users were surprised to read it was a baby, and @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was happy to provide more detailed information.

imaramennoodle: that's a BABY? biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: boy howdy are you in for a treat! introducing, the Oarfish!

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Turns out, they’re fairly mysterious creatures, which is probably why they’re the stuff of Japanese folklore, where they’re known as “the Messenger from the Sea God’s Palace.”

The user shared bigger and bigger examples of the creature, and it gives me the willies.

Not much is known about Oarfish. Their maximum length is debatable, though there are reports of specimen up to 56 ft long. They live at great depths, and are rarely observed alive.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

I’m sorry, but it has to be said…

I think they’re going to need a bigger boat.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

No one bothered to question who @biggest-gaudiest-patronuses was, or why they had so many pictures close to hand and sounded like the world’s foremost authority on wicked-long fish.

Yeah. These children get long. Like I said, length-variable. That one's only about 28 feet long. So, like, imagine that but double.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

The user then zoomed in for a close-up on the faces of the people and the fish, and dropped a little more knowledge.

Look how excited everyone is. Well, everyone but the fish. Oh, fun fact! They can self-amputate up to 3/4th of their body. Lizard-style.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Close up, the fish just looks like any other fish.
Maybe even less mean-looking than an eel.

Historically, Oarfish have been described as sea serpents, and are probably responsible for a fair portion of myths. In Japanese folklore, their appearance portends earthquakes. Though rarely seen, Oarfish live in every ocean. All around the world. Everywhere. No matter what coastline you're on, they're always there.Just a few thousand feet below water. Waiting.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

Watching. Fireball-me: Jesus that was more than 1 anxiety! biggest-gaudiest-patronuses: I am a wholesale provider.

Image credit: Tumblr via Cheezburger

(Double shudder.)

I mean. They seem pretty harmless, but I’m still probably going to have nightmares about them.

What do you think of this ridiculously long fish? Tell us in the comments.

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22 Random Tumblr Posts We Think You’ll Enjoy

Is there anything better than a collection of funny, random Tumblr posts that are sure to make you laugh?

The answer, of course, is no. The wonderful weirdos over on Tumblr spend far too much time thinking about how strange life is and creating the posts that none of us would have thought of.

So here’s to you, all of you wonderfully strange internet writers! You’re magical, egalitarian and, above all else… completely random.

1. Witchy woman

The power of goth compels thee.

https://royal-mortician.tumblr.com/post/175505435976/why-do-teenage-girls-go-through-a-witchoccult

2. It follows

This reads an awful lot like a spooky clown killer trying to play off the time they got caught.

https://babbydriver.tumblr.com/post/612334712174903296/last-year-i-went-out-to-see-the-new-it-and-stopped

3. Definitive answers

We need to have some words about this.

https://sir-adamus.tumblr.com/post/85943736666/broughttoyoubytheletterq-theleeryone

4. Dunces and dragons

If only table top gaming was really as badass as my fundamentalist upbringing led me to believe.

https://mirrorfalls.tumblr.com/post/173915337286/fundamentalist-fearmongering-video-this-dungeon

5. Dirty jobs

My guess is “boy oh boy there are some good paychecks.”

https://captainignis.tumblr.com/post/85512717503/beksboys-sometimes-i-wonder-what-the-voice

6. Jokes of the undad

You get mad, but you will 100% say this to someone else some day.

https://kippeiii.tumblr.com/post/107616178992/hellaiiyo-we-were-driving-past-a-cemetery-and-my

7. Greek life

This story didn’t get passed down for 2,400 years just to get lost with Millennials, calm down.

https://pedantricks.tumblr.com/post/89000706711/akupitiyo-nodaybuttodaytodefygravity

8. Vaporwave

Sounds cool as heck to me, tbh.

https://hem1ock.tumblr.com/post/174106080186/indiecup-turing-tested-i-was-looking

9. Big and round

Throw that ass in a circle.

https://tenfoldgambit.tumblr.com/post/173962960477/gaymilesedgeworth-gaymilesedgeworth-i-woke-up

10. Me want food

This one comes with a lovely audio presentation.

https://ikimaru.tumblr.com/post/167391473080/the-other-greengrass-girl-dat-goat-boi-my

11. Spicy comments

Ok but how do you really feel? Be honest.

https://thatbollyknickers.tumblr.com/post/171853909436

12. Gotta kill ’em all

He’d never say a word about it…

https://ymawgat.tumblr.com/post/176862048051/paper-mario-wiki-paper-mario-wiki-game

13. Bombshell burial

Hey, UK, everything alright over there?

https://thetomska.tumblr.com/post/173671245888/tumblr-im-begging-you-please-let-me-reblog-the

14. Wake up, moon sheeple

I definitely have a firm grasp on correlation vs. causation.

https://hanniepee.tumblr.com/post/111776394335/nickthegeekbear-hotcommunist-rehlaxe-have-you

15. Bi-lociraptor

They say their vision is based on cuteness.

https://smilingformoney.tumblr.com/post/139387035471/phoenixfire-thewizardgoddess-shinobicyrus

16. Pie, pie, pie

I didn’t ask for this and I don’t want it in my head.

https://flame-cat.tumblr.com/post/172795065209/im-bout-to-trigger-yalls-fight-or-flight-reflexes

17. Linguistic evolution

“B’mood” sounds Shakespearean, honestly.

https://admiralrainbow.tumblr.com/post/164833571443/desivampire-batbitequeen-desivampire-we

18. I sure hope it does

There are somewhere around 500 million Tumblr users, btw.

https://reptro.tumblr.com/post/173963714591/e-seal-vt102-e-seal

19. Disappoint-mint

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the freezer.

https://skeleslime-phantom.tumblr.com/post/172472155959/popular-opinion

20. Mood swings

My reformation was brief but refreshing.

https://pukicho.tumblr.com/post/169899403030/rocketrandom66-pukicho-rocketrandom66

21. Vaporized

I didn’t realize this is what they meant when they said smoking kills.

https://sydnieglover.tumblr.com/post/173969021339/gamarai-spaffy-jimble-swarnpert-if-you

If those 22 posts alone aren’t worth the GDP of Grenada then I simply don’t know what is. Thank you Tumblr for your great service to mankind!

What, in your opinion, is peak Tumblr?

Tell us in the comments.

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Truths About College That Your Teachers Won’t Tell You

When I was in high school, I worked hard to maintain straight A’s. As far as I can remember I never got less than an A- overall in a class.

It was a private high school with fairly rigorous standards and my self-imposed striving for perfection was absolutely brutal.

Then I went to college and got a C in my very first English class.

Why? To this day I don’t know, but it was liberating. Because in that moment, perfection was no longer attainable, and with that burden finally gone, I was able to relax a little into the experience, and realize that forever after, literally nobody would care about my GPA.

You learn lots of stuff like that once you actually get to college. Stuff like this:

12. Coffee is more important than anything else

And it will always make you late.

11. Group projects are still awful

There will always be only one person in the group who cares. Pray that person is not you.

10. It’s mostly self-teaching

The thing you’re really paying for is enforced deadlines to learn things by.

9. There’s no parking

Campuses that are not in big cities pretend they have city transit for some reason and it makes no sense.

8. You won’t find anything in your first semester

By year three you’ll discover a room with a pool table you never knew existed.

7. Nobody cares about your ACT score

Your mom is proud and that’s literally it.

6. You will experience post-skip depression

You build yourself up telling yourself it’s fine and in fact good to skip, then the guilt hits.

5. Your standards will change

Because you’ll realize it doesn’t matter a heck of a lot.

4. You will have a favorite seat

And it will get weird when you can’t nab it.

 

2. It’s a train wreck

Things like this will just happen and there will be no accounting for them.

https://thesnowidol4life.tumblr.com/post/190577723824/ninnani-eliashaverson-eliashaverson-the

1. Teachers aren’t supposed to be enemies

Any that present themselves that way are doing it wrong.

https://raechelpapaya.tumblr.com/post/178015119306/if-a-professor-brags-about-how-hard-it-is-to-pass

Best of luck, students!

What’s your school experience been like?

Tell us in the comments.

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Posts That Are Aggravatingly and Technically Correct

There are truths and then there are technical truths.

Things that you can’t deny, though every fiber of your being wants to, because they’re just too pedantic to warrant acknowledgement.

And yet, you gotta give it up. Here are ten posts that are gloriously, technically true.

10. T H I N K

Being correct while missing the entire spirit of the post, attaboy.

9. Layer by layer

He’s out of line, but he’s right.

8. You gotta testify!

There’s a theatre in my hometown called The New Theatre.
It’s been around for more than 50 years.

7. Numbers don’t lie

This is a great example of why statistics without context can be less than useless.

6. The pocket conspiracy

Has someone informed Jim Gaffigan of this?

5. Bullet time

I’ve seen this posted so many times and like…where are you getting that number from?

4. Summon the Grouch

What am I, chopped liver? Also I think I’m standing on some chopped liver.

3. Rock and roll

That’s gonna be the name of my Rush cover band.

https://starrthepj.tumblr.com/post/146515179163/ewebie-perchu-razzliox-perchu-what

2. Support the cause

This is what you get for leaving your prompts so open ended.

https://rogha.tumblr.com/post/141435187887/laneybugawesomeness-its-technically-true

1. Absolutely brutal

The game has been changed forever.

https://young-calamitous.tumblr.com/post/77993976938

Those are some good, technically correct posts. But we’re done now. Or rather, we’ll be done in 41 words. Because I’m still typing, and there are a couple more lines to go.

What’s the best technically correct thing you’ve encountered lately? Was it said by you or by someone else?

Tell us in the comments.

Ok we’re actually done…now.

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Service Industry Folks Talk About the Fake Niceness of the Job

Every person who has ever worked in the service industry knows about “the voice.”

A friend of mine referred to it as her “smiley voice.” It’s the voice you put on to put everyone at ease, but it’s also a shield you put up to deal with people’s nonsense in a way that can leave the real you protected and disaffected.

If you’ve worked in the line you also know just how full of bad surprises customers can be – consistently finding new ways to make you wonder who raised them.

As usual, Tumblr tells the tales of woe better than most of us could.

1. Dead inside

You don’t realize how much you’re’ doing it until it comes out somewhere weird.

2. Table for two

Maybe you should have ditched him and just sat down together to commiserate.

3. Code switching

Whatever I do in this life, I hope I never earn the nickname “perky pants.”

4. Beyond the pale

I took years of actual acting classes and I don’t think they would have prepared me for a performance like this.

5. Emotional labor

AKA grin and bear it.

6. The art of…

It ain’t the deal, I’ll tell ya that much for free.

7. You wouldn’t understand

Unless you’ve actually been there.

The point is, be nice to customer service people. Underneath that smile, they’re dealing with a LOT.

What’s the worst job you’ve ever had?

Tell us about it in the comments.

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Tumblr Posts for Sensitive the Souls Out There

Are you kind of sensitive? That’s alright. We’re not here to give you a hard time about it. There’s really no use in that anyway. We’re here to commiserate. We understand. Everybody feels a bit sensitive from time to time, even if part of our brain is telling us we just need to buck up.

It’s easier said than done, after all, and that’s why the sensitive side of Tumblr is busy getting all of its sensitive feelings out on paper. Er, screen. Screen paper. You know what I meant, leave me alone, I’m very sensitive about my writing!

11. Brace yourself

When I told you I might not be perfect at everything I didn’t expect you to agree with me.

https://woshuaaa.tumblr.com/post/156714985573/cloudchild94-me-i-can-take-criticism

10. Not Strong

Well, it’s all relative I suppose.

https://studylustre.tumblr.com/post/174149100382/me-i-am-strong-someone-raises-their-voice-at

9. Tough but fair

The thing about hate is that you know it’s based on nonsense, but constructive criticism probably has some truth to it.

https://disabilityhealth.tumblr.com/post/139269743781/my-reaction-to-hateful-insults-lol-yeah-okay

8. A balancing act

The part of my brain that measures for these things is not properly calibrated.

https://oh-deer-cartoons.tumblr.com/post/626625882583351296/kisu-no-hi-am-i-too-sensitive-or-do-i-have-the

7. Watch your tone

Oh I read you loud and clear, friend.

https://fegtrhyjutykiulo.tumblr.com/post/154313382423/person-says-something-with-a-slightly-different

6. Through the lens

“You’ll worry less what people think about you when you realize how seldom they do.”

https://wwhhhhhhhhhat.tumblr.com/post/189474757242/itd-be-funny-as-fuck-if-the-world-operated-like

 

5. Indirects

And to think I forgot that I was even your mother, shame on me.

https://exquisitefrogprince.tumblr.com/post/643401199160328192/wifeswapper-i-will-always-assume-indirects-are

4. I object!

I’ll allow it.

https://sextronautt.tumblr.com/post/60098198058/how-can-lawyers-argue-without-crying

3. Down in the dumps

Down where it’s wetter, down where it’s better, take it from me.

https://bogleech.tumblr.com/post/124316176053/dont-feel-bad-if-youre-sensitive-to-negative

2. To be fair

Who even “reacts?”

https://rstavrou.tumblr.com/post/643029353028059136/8hy-me-overreacting-probably

1. Pro tip

Duly noted.

https://outcrying.tumblr.com/post/155973394201/heres-a-tip-dont-yell-at-me

Now if you’ll excuse me I need to go have a good cry.

When it comes down to it, how sensitive do you think you really are?

Tell us in the comments.

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A Teacher’s Balloon Experiment Backfires and Earns a Big FAIL

Teachers learn a lot from their students.

But day in and day out might get a little dull.

Sometimes they might liven things up by playing a prank on their students.

I remember once in Catholic school, the priest came on the intercom to tell my 4th grade teacher that he was God, and she owed him 10%, because she had gone to a casino over the weekend and apparently hit it big.

Or maybe a teacher will try to keep things interesting by performing their own experiments through social observation.

But when one sophomore English teacher tried trick her students into proving a lesson, it backfired hilariously.

First reported on Tumblr by user @solarmorrigan, the story goes like this:

Image credit: Cheezburger

Nice setup by the teacher.

Very “nothing to see here folks, I’m just going to leave this mouse trap right here and casually walk away whistling.”

Image credit: Cheezburger

Clearly, she underestimated her advanced class. This is not their first day.

Image credit: Cheezburger

Aww, see, they just needed permission to let loose a little.

Image credit: Cheezburger

Maybe the problem is that taking the teacher out of the classroom didn’t remove the omnipresent authority of the school.

After all, teachers next door might hear the commotion. And she would be back and would find the balloons popped.

Or maybe the advanced students had more self-discipline than the teacher expected.

Either way, the Stanford Prison Experiment this was NOT.

What do you think–given more time would someone have broken down and popped a balloon? What would you have done? Tell us in the comments.

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