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When haircut threatened to overshadow Mars
landing
Tuesday August 07, 2012 06:26:36 PM,
IANS
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London: A NASA
technician's haircut has become an instant hit on internet and
overshadowed the Mars landing of the Curiosity rover, Daily Mail
reported.
Bobak Ferdowsi became an internet sensation as viewers became
captivated by his red-tinged mohawk haircut, the yellow stars dyed
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Within minutes, satirical posters went up online, his name began
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celebrate his new instant celebrity.
Bobak acknowledged his new-found fame and said he changes his hair
for every mission.
Tumbler, a website dedicated to "internet memes" - of quick
cultural phenomenon which, thanks to internet, explode overnight,
already has a "Bobak" page, as users submit graphics and jokes
based around NASA's brightest star, the newspaper said Tuesday.
The rover, which landed on Mars Monday, will beam high-definition
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