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These Teens Crafted A Rainbow Flag Out Of Potatoes To Support Gay Marriage

1,000 painted potatoes = one awesome statement.
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Well, here's a new and unique way to support same-sex marriage. 

Australian students Will Richards, 18, and Daniel Butson, 16, crafted a giant rainbow flag made out of 1,000 potatoes to support same-sex marriage rights in their home country. The pair spent two days spray painting the potatoes in six different colors for the massive project, which cost them $1,500 and was displayed on the lawn of Parliament House in Canberra, according to BuzzFeed. 

As it turns out, the two teens are pros when it comes to sending spud-centric memos -- their side business, Potato Messenger, delivers potatoes printed with 140-character messages on them anywhere in Australia. 

Richards and Butson told BuzzFeed they are angered by their government's reluctance to embrace marriage equality. Even though an estimated two-thirds of Australians support same-sex marriage, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he will maintain a plan outlined by his predecessor, Tony Abbott, that includes a public vote on the issue which won't take place until 2017. 

"We decided to use some of our funds to create something that had a true impact," Richards told BuzzFeed. "We believe the government’s decision to prolong marriage equality in Australia is unjust, and that the legislation should simply be passed through parliament."

It's definitely a starchy way to make a statement, but we love it! 

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Celebrations Of Same-Sex Marriage
"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family."(01 of09)
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"In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were."(02 of09)
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"As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death."(03 of09)
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"It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage."(04 of09)
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"Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves."(05 of09)
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"Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions."(06 of09)
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"They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law."(07 of09)
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"The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed."(08 of09)
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"It is so ordered."(09 of09)
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