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One thing in life is certain: kids friggin' love bubbles. Another slightly less certain fact: They also tend to enjoy elephants. This prompted 15-time Guinness World Record holding bubble craftsman Fan Yang to attempt to puncture yet another world bubble record by placing one of the world's largest land mammals inside a bubble at Discovery Science Center's 12th annual Bubblefest extravaganza.

Too bad that pesky Los Angeles Times reporter Tony Barboza decided to stick his nose in the middle of it and ruin everything!

Because of outrage stemming from Barboza's articles comparing the stunt to installation art, animal rights activists, the SPCA and the always fabulous Bob Barker (of "remember to spay and neuter your pets" fame) sent in angry e-mails and letters to oppose to the 10-second stunt.

The center decided that rather than upsetting animal rights activists—especially Bob Barker, who might've gone all Happy Gilmore on their ass—they canceled the spectacle opting for Yang's regular old bubble trick show instead. Snoozefest!

But just in case they decided to change their minds and throw a giraffe inside a sphere of soapy water instead (they didn't), we were there with our cameras to catch the whole thing. Including Yang's incredibly attractive blue shimmery sheer-sleeved top. Meow.