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Teenage innovators are improving the bathroom selfie, one random object at a time

It was time for an update.

Christina Careaga

on January 26, 2017

Ah, the bathroom selfie - a millennial rite of passage.

From Myspace to Snapchat, the mirror picture has remained a relatively untouched staple of growing up on social media. Today, one Twitter thread is taking the timeless pose to the next, ridiculous level.

Started by Twitter user @lowkeydeee, teens are posting hilarious pictures in a thread of themselves standing in front of a mirror holding any random object - giving the appearance that they're taking selfies with just about anything but their cellphones.

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