Ben has no mastery over the Sun. In fact I would suggest that the Sun has mastery over Ben. The last time he was here he went diving on the first day and this happened.
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This time around he has been sitting in the boat exposing his knees. This happened- warning – this video is gross.
The Quiet Ripple Defines The Pond 
eeeewwoaaargh…he’s doing everything he possibly can to make it go septic. I guess real men don’t care if they have to have their knee chopped off. Ouch. .