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Why Did People Make Memes About 'Throwing Your Car Batteries Into The Ocean'? The Trend Explained

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Published September 15, 2023

Published September 15, 2023

Surreal memes have always been an internet favorite, with images such as unpleasant gradient and memes from dreams paving the way for seemingly meaningless images to become massive internet trends.

"Throwing your car batteries into the ocean" may seem like a truly useless and even environmentally harmful activity to anyone with a working knowledge of cars and batteries, but in 2018 it became an internet meme trend to point of bordering on a hoax. Here's where it all began.

Where Did 'Throwing Your Old Car Batteries Into The Ocean'

The origins of the surreal car battery meme can be traced back to a specific Facebook page named "Throwing Your Old Car Batteries Into The Ocean." The page was launched in 2018 and was dedicated to creating image macros and memes that promote the act of throwing batteries into the sea.

How Did The Car Batteries Meme Spread?

The group and its images spread like wildfire even beyond the confines of Facebook. A Redditor posted a meme about the trend to /r/gatekeeping a day after the "Throwing Your Old Car Batteries Into The Ocean" Facebook group was formed, while the Facebook group continued to post parodies such as The Scroll of Truth.

What Are Some More 'Throwing Car Batteries Into the Ocean' Memes?


For the full history of the Throwing Car Batteries Into the Ocean meme, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.

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