Weird Wide Web - Russian Popeye

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Social media sensation the 'Russian Popeye' has received comments from concerned fans urging him to seek medical help for his massively bloated oil-pumped arms

Many TikTok users cannot believe Kirill Tereshin is still sporting bulging muscles in his arms after he was forced to undergo life-saving surgery on them. They are now urging him to seek urgent medical help before something terrible happens.

Kirill has become a social media sensation thanks to a series of bizarre clips and sketches in which he is either flexing his giant biceps or showing off designer clothing. The 25-year-old was forced to have his enhanced triceps surgically removed but his bulging tree trunk arms look dangerously out of place on his slender frame.

If the colourful ink between his ballooned upper arms is anything to go by, Kirill, who goes by the moniker of Ruki Bazuki, clearly has an interest in the extra-terrestrial.

It says something about the lad that an alien tattoo in the middle of his chest surrounded by a spaceship and planets, is not the most eye-catching thing about him.

Rather than dedicate his life to lifting weights in the gym, in 2017 Kirill from Pyatigorsk, southern Russia decided to get big arms with permanent synthol oil injections.

Aside from looking absolutely bonkers, synthol can damage muscle tissue and endanger cardiovascular health which has led to Kirill's TikTok followers expressing their concern for his life.

One person commented on a recent video: "Popeye the sailor man... On a serious note they really are gonna pop."

A second said: "Go to the do doctor b4 its too late."

"Go to the hospital," a third wrote.

Synthol itself is made up of 85% medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil, 7.5% lidocaine, and 7.5% alcohol, according to Healthline.

Lidocaine is designed to reduce pain and the alcohol helps sterilise the mixture and reduce the risk of bacterial infection. MCTs are typically found in coconut and palm oils. The self-proclaimed bazook
1 Mar 2022 9AM English South Africa Comedy · Technology

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