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Green background with a dark green triangle and mathematical formula, surrounded by pixelated text questioning why math was studied for fun.

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Green background with a dark green triangle and mathematical formula, surrounded by pixelated text questioning why math was studied for fun.

Green background with a dark green triangle and mathematical formula, surrounded by pixelated text questioning why math was studied for fun. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • WHY ON EARTH DID
  • MATH FOR FUN???
  • I DECIDE TO STUDY
  • a² + b² = c²

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200711251503551217556024
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.7 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/f6/f6979b9cec091f8f248d9e9128de48d256f1550726c0ef23143ff7d7ce8b3a34.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
f6979b9cec091f8f
SHA-256
f6979b9cec091f8f248d9e9128de48d256f1550726c0ef23143ff7d7ce8b3a34
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
200711251503551217556024
Archive entry
200711251503551217556024.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711251503551217556024.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200711251503551217556024.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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