# The Illuminati present the Willy Wonka Experience

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From [the Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy%27s_Chocolate_Experience) (originally created on 27 February):

> A photograph of [Kirsty] Paterson playing an Oompa-Loompa at a table covered in scientific equipment became a significant depiction of the event. The image became a meme and was compared to a picture of a “meth lab”.

The photo:  
[![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHYQ1UuXEAE4AJ9?format=jpg&name=small) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHYQ1UuXEAE4AJ9?format=jpg&name=small)

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