Video: Egyptian Street Vendor Makes Amazing Cotton Candy Art

Check out this awesome footage of a Cairo cotton candy stand creating awesome shapes out of sugar.

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24/02/2015 20:24

Footage of a man who goes by the name of Lola has Egyptians in awe this week as, according to the person who shot the video, he was challenged to create something magical out of the the simple sugary sweet by a student at Ain Shams University's Faculty of Arts outside which Lola's stall has been for years. The results are stunning:

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