It wouldn't be graduation season without a couple of failed back flips
Flip your way into adulthood.
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Samantha Scelzo
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Samantha Scelzo
Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.
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You've got your diploma, you've shaken all the hands that need to be shook, you've graduated ...now what?
It's become tradition among some teens, after receiving their high school diploma, to do a front or back flip in front of friends, family, classmates, and teachers. Sure, why not.
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But what happens if that flip is a total fail? Well, that's the risk you'll have to take, trying to look super cool during your first minute as a graduate. And when that flip turns out to be a disaster, your friends will be there to film it and we'll be here to make fun of it.
And there was a lot to laugh at this year...
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Just being in the crowd was hard for some.
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But we couldn't show the bad without showing the good.
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Congrats class of 2017! Now, flip your way out into the real world.
Samantha Scelzo
Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.
