Survey of the Brony Culture
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h2. History
"What the F-Bomb" AKA "wtf boom" or "wtfboom" is a meme where a normal event gets interrupted by a loud voice screaming "WHAT THE F-" cut off by an extremely loud explosion, and a sinister laugh. It is commonly used as an element of surprise/interruption. The audio clip has also been used by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/videocompiler999">VideoCompiler</a> in a number of his "Ventrilo harassment" videos, in which he hacks into user <a href="http://www.ventrilo.com/">Ventrilo</a> servers, harasses users with sound bites, and posts videos online for lulz. It is commonly called the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=WTF+Boom/Bomb&search_type=&aq=f">"WTF Boom/Bomb"</a> on YouTube.
h2. Sound Origin
The sound effect is a compilation of three sounds. The first is the sound of a C4 explosive counting down from the game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike">Counter-Strike</a>. The second is a clip from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne5wL0BqiL0">episode 3 of the Steve Moustache Show</a>, in which a Ted DiBiase action figure is given a makeover to look like a disfigured freak. The original soundclip can be heard on this YTMND. Everything after the explosion was taken from Mega64's "Interview" with Gunther Galipot, a design and content consultant from the game Cold Fear. In Mega64's video, Gunther goes berserk and sets off a nuclear bomb.
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<b>Reupload: The Steve Moustache Show: Episode 3</b>
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<b>ORIGINAL "Cold Fear" video: **DISCLAIMER: Language (viewer discretion advised)</b>
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Remixes using the sound bite primarily propagated on <a href="http://www.ytmnd.com">YTMND</a> and YouTube:
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h2. Additional Resources
* <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WTF%20BOOM">http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=WTF%20BOOM</a>
* <a href="http://www.ytmnd.com/keyword/wtfboom">http://www.ytmnd.com/keyword/wtfboom</a>