Skilled toddler puts out birthday candle with well-aimed soccer ball

Totally. Nailed it.
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Sam Haysom
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However good you might be at soccer, you've got nothing on this kid.

2-year-old Korbin Jackson has an Instagram account dedicated to all sorts of trick shots. Previous videos suggest he's already a total pro at basketball and ping pong, but from the looks of the clip he shared two days ago we can safely add a new skill to his list -- snuffing out the candle of a birthday cake with a soccer ball.

Not bad, eh?

As you can see, his talentless are boundless:

The only issue this kid's going to have when he's older is deciding which sport to go pro in.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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