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	Built on top of a pinhead or inside a needle ear
einbar
7-22-2009 4:39 AM
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einbar says:
"word “miniature” to new levels built on top of a pinhead or inside a needle ear, and takes 5-8 weeks of incredibly painstaking work"
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7-22-2009 6:14 PM
mmlee
Amazing! Is Wigan's work in the Guinness Book of World Records?
7-22-2009 11:29 PM
Onceakaz
most amazing!
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