text: A boldfaced student at Mississippi State, who refused to go hungry during his college lecture, brought a George Foreman grill to class and proceeded to cook bacon for his sandwich - while sitting in the front row of his class. Roman Ehrhardt became an internet sensation after one of his classmates shared a hilarious photo of him grilling his lunch in class - however according to a Buzzfeed Community posting, the senior communications major was actually completing project, in which had to violate a societal norm. But that didn't stop his unknowing peers from relishing in his outrageous act. 'Y'all this guy is making a sandwich with a George Foreman in class. #hailstate [sic],' Britt Reynolds tweeted on Monday while sharing a photo of Roman grilling his food. Hilarious stunt: Britt Reynolds shared this photo of her classmate Roman Ehrhardt grilling bacon on a George Foreman during class on Monday . Classroom experiment: Roman (pictured) was secretly completing a project, in which he had to violate a societal norm . The candid snapshot has been retweeted nearly 1,000 times since it was posted, with many commenting on how Roman is their hero. While one Twitter user called him a 'future leader', another applauded him for his 'progressive thinking'. And one student branded Roman the real life Jeff Spicoli, a character who battled his uptight history teacher Mr Hand by having pizza delivered to his classroom in the in the classic 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High. '@brittkelso that dude is Jeff Spicoli X 10. Too bad Mr. Hand was not instructing [sic],' he joked. Money's worth: The college senior shared this photo after he used the grill at his lecture, tweeting: 'The George Foreman that started it all' American icon: The snapshot has been retweeted nearly 1,000 times since it was posted, with many people calling Roman a 'hero' for his brazen actions . Britt continued to live tweet the moment, writing: 'The whole room smells like bacon now and I couldn't be more happy [sic].' Although Megan Pickle tweeted her to ask if Roman was making food for a 'speech or presentation', Britt told it was 'neither'. 'I've never even met him and I couldn't be more proud to be his classmate,' Britt added. Meanwhile, another student joked about the professor's reaction, commenting: 'I bet John Nicholson had a field day with that', with Britt adding that her teacher's 'balding head was smiling from ear to ear the whole time'. But that's because he was in on the joke. No manners: Karen Howell tweeted that Roman was being 'inappropriate' - which was actually the point . Great idea: Patrick Netherton lauded Roman for his ingenuity . Get it right: David Covuccu commented that Roman was actually making a pannini - not a sandwich . A week before, Roman asked Dr Nicholson, his introduction to communication theory professor, if he could pull the stunt in class after a friend suggested that he go all out for his project. Not only did the teacher agree, he helped Roman with the small details. Two days after his project was competed, Roman took to Twitter to share a link to the 'real story', which was posted on Buzzfeed. And although he isn't quite the bold hero his fellow classmates made him out to be, he seems to be enjoying his newfound celebrity status. Roman has changed his Twitter bio so that it now reads: 'Here for the Love who saved me. Be it through music and people! And I'm the George Foreman Guy. #Unashamed #free [sic].' This Twitter user compared Roman to Jeff Spicoli, a character who waged war with his high school history teacher in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High . Movie inspiration: Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn) had pizza delivered to his history class (pictured) in the classic film . Roman chose a George Foreman grill like this one to complete his project. The grill systems range from $29 to $130 depending on the size and model .
target: Roman Ehrhardt became an internet sensation after a snapshot of him cooking bacon while in the front row of a college lecture was shared online .
  The senior communications major at Mississippi State was secretly completing a project, in which he had to violate a societal norm .