Find The Panda
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Find the Panda is a series of illustrative puzzles in which the viewer is challenged to locate a panda bear among a crowd of uniform looking characters in the vein of the popular children's book series Where's Wally.
Origin
On December 16th, 2015, Hungarian artist Gergely Dudás[9] (also known as Dudolf) shared an illustrated puzzle in which a panda bear is inconspicuously camouflaged in a crowd of homogenous snowmen on Facebook, challenging the viewers to locate the hidden panda (shown below).
Within the first week, the illustration went viral on Facebook after garnering more than 400,000 likes and 60,000 shares, subsequently getting picked up by several viral media blogs and news sites like BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post and The Independent. By the end of the second week, Dudás' post had garnered more than 109,000 likes,183,255 shares and 37,000 comments.
Spread
On December 20th, Dudás shared another cartoon illustration with a cat hiding in a sea of owls on his Facebook page, which made another viral splash with over 20,000 likes, 19,400 shares and 5,500 comments accumulated within the first week (shown below).
Meanwhile on Reddit and Imgur, some users began uploading a handful of similarly illustrated puzzles inspired by Dudás' "Find the Panda" challenge, incorporating a variety of fictional characters from popular media franchises and pop culture caricatures in general (see examples).
Heightchew's Real Life Edition
On December 28th, Louisville, Kentucky resident Tracy Lynn Heightchew shared a sepia-colored photograph on Facebook from the late 1970s, which depicts a crowd of children holding a variety of stuffed animals at a Junior Achievers National Conference in Bloomington, Indiana (shown below). Heightchew's photographic edition of the viral Facebook puzzle meme also drew significant attention from the news media, including The Huffington Post, Daily Mail and Metro, among many others.
My version of this game. I promise there is a panda in there.
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External References
[1] Daily Mail – Is this the toughest 'find the panda' challenge yet? Now a woman's vintage school PHOTO has the web competing to see how fast they can find the stuffed bear
[2] Huffington Post – This Is The Most Legit ‘Find The Panda’ Photo Yet
[3] The Science Times – Dudolf's Spot The Panda Challenge Has Taken The Internet By Storm
[4] Metro – Is this the toughest ‘find the panda’ challenge yet?
[5] Jalopnik – Find The Panda, Jalopnik Edition
[6] MTV – Can You Find The Panda Hiding In This Sea Of Black Metal Artists?
[7] The Age – Can you spot the panda?
[8] Huffington Post – The Internet Is Struggling To Find The Hidden Panda In This Viral Drawing
[9] Facebook – Dudolf's Timeline Photos
[10] BuzzFeed – People Are Going Nuts Trying To Find The Hidden Panda In This Photo
[11] Facebook – Tracy Lynn Heightchew's Photos
[12] Reddit – Find the panda! Star Wars version
[13] Deadspin – Wow, It's The Most Difficult "Can You Find The Panda?" Puzzle Yet
[14] Reddit – Find The Panda, Black Metal Style.
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Lucky Absol
Dec 31, 2015 at 08:59PM EST
Lurker Boy
Jan 03, 2016 at 09:49AM EST