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BY JESSICA FIRGER

@jessfirger

SELFIE-OBSESSED: From posing in dangerous places, like this railing over Lake Michigan, to setting themselves on fire and jumping into a pool, teens are going to extremes for internet adulation.
JIM YOUNG/REUTERS

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN if you took a can of aerosol hairspray or air freshener and sprayed it directly at a cigarette lighter’s flame? Any rational adult is likely to say, Nothing good. But if you’re a teen, you might think, Great snap!

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