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Friends claim influencer injected himself with gold to gain “superhuman” powers before his death (townflex.com)

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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 151 points 4 months ago (12 children)

its a hammer, actually. Bonesmashing.

https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/guides/what-is-bonesmashing-and-does-it-work-the-controversial-incel-tiktok-trend-explained

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[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 83 points 4 months ago (4 children)

bone smashing? I must have the manliest left thumb on earth.

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[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 4 months ago

I see you out there thumbmaxxing

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[–] Dojan@pawb.social 21 points 4 months ago

There's some money to be made in that. Try OnlyThumbs.

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

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[–] jim_v@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Thumbs are for hitchhiking and being Fonzie.

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[–] qualia@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

Osteoblast-maxxing

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[–] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)

Everytime i read about this i think of Hammer Smashed Face by Cannibal Corpse.

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 6 points 4 months ago

Same. Oddly prophetic

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 9 points 4 months ago

Ew, you mean that's real? I thought it was an AI image. I thought there's no way a real person could be that hideous. But if he literally smashed his own face with a hammer to achieve it, then perhaps a real person could truly be that hideous...

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[–] BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)

🤣🤣🤣 im ded

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[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

At least take some gold with you

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 2 points 4 months ago

I get the feeling that this is a joke for all but the most stupid people

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