No, Bob Ross Didn't Have a 'Cocaine Fingernail'

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No, Bob Ross Didn't Have a 'Cocaine Fingernail'
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A TikTok video with a computerized voice-over claims, 'When you see it, you'll know.' The video then zooms in on Ross's left hand holding his palette. Ross's pinky finger had a long nail.

Painter Bob Ross was as famous for his serene demeanor as he was for other singular traits, like his frizzy, rounded hairstyle and idyllic landscape paintings. So the idea that Ross used the stimulant drug cocaine may seem unrealistic, and for good reason. It's an internet rumor that has no basis in reality.

TikTok user @Kenstet96 posted a video with a computerized voice-over stating,"When you see it, you'll know." The video then zooms in on Ross's left hand holding his palette. Ross's pinky finger, the video shows, had a long nail. for having a significantly longer fingernail used for snorting the illicit substance. Others stepped in to comment that Ross, like many other painters, used the long nail as a painting tool to scrape excess paint off the canvass.To settle the matter, we reached out to Bob Ross Inc. and got a response from the organization's president, Joan Kowalski .

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