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26 Feb, 2016 16:42

Warning! Clickbait! Macbook selfie sticks are not a thing

Warning! Clickbait! Macbook selfie sticks are not a thing

Before you click on the next article warning that the age of Macbook selfie sticks has dawned on us overnight, relax - the Macbook selfie stick is not a thing!

A group of artists created a project based on the contraption, uploading a series of images of people holding an extra large, though apparently sturdy, selfie stick with a Macbook poised ludicrously on the end to macbookselfiestick.com

The photos were taken around New York City by the Macbook stick’s creators, Moises, John Yuyi and Tom Galle, and are accompanied by some puzzled looks from passers-by.

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The artists’ tech-centered art project pokes fun at society’s obsession with self image and vanity, while also proving a godsend to clickbait-hungry media everywhere.

Some who spotted images of the ‘product’ online are buying into the notion that the selfie stick phenomenon has reached another level.

Overkill a laptop doesn't need a damn selfie stick....A phone is all good but a laptop, come on man.....

Posted by Richard Wilseem Lewis on Friday, February 26, 2016

Someone needs a whack around the head with a mac book for even suggesting this as an idea lol

Posted by Thomas Flynn on Friday, February 26, 2016

All you selfie lovers..The revolution is here. Take your selfies to a new level..

Posted by Mehedi Hasan Sajib on Thursday, February 25, 2016

So for the record, if you were hoping to add the Macbook selfie stick to your array of gadgets, you’ll be left disappointed - Macbook selfie sticks are not for sale.

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