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ASCII Normal Heart Rate
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About
ASCII Normal Heart Rate is a comparative phrasal template that expresses one's excitement caused by the meme's subject through a series of text characters (ASCII art) that are comprised to resemble a medical cardiac rate monitor
Origin
On December 5th, 2010, Twitter [1] user @J_Owens92 tweeted[1] a ASCII art comparison between the user's normal heart rate and their heart rate when they see someone that they are romantically interested in (shown below).
![my normal heart rate: _/\___/\___ My heart rate when talking to her: _/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\_ my normal heart rate: ะะ My heart rate when talking to her: 7:25 PM-5 Dec 2010](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/179/e0f.png)
Spread
Several weeks later, on January 1st, 2011, Twitter[2] user @LMAOTeenThings tweeted a similar variation (shown below).
![My Normal Heart Rate: __/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \__/ \ My Heart Rate when I'm With you: _/\_/\_/\/\_/\_/\_/\/\_/\_/\ #LMAOTeenT My Normal Heart Rate: ะ ะ ะ ะ / My Heart Rate when l'm With you: ะ ะ ะะ ะ ะ ะะ ะ-ะ #LMAOTeenThings 2:23 PM -1 Jan 2011](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/181/4e0.png)
On January 16th, 2019, Twitter[3] user @thekeating5ive tweeted a variation about the television series How to Get Away With Murder (shown below, left). That day, the official Twitter[4] account for NBC's television broadcasts of the professional basketball team the Boston Celtics tweeted a version about the team. The post received more than 90 retweets and 600 likes in less than on six months (shown below, center).
Several months later, the official Twitter account for the television series Killing Eve tweeted[5] a version about the series. The post received more than 240 retweets and 1,400 likes in three days (shown below, right).
!["Previously on #HTGAWM ๐: /\ /\ /\ _/ \ /\_/ \ /\_/ \ /\_ \/ \/ \/ my heartrate My normal heart rate Previously on #HTGAWM my heartrate after watching #HTGAWM :](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/182/4ac.png)
![My heart rate watching #CUsRise play ๐: My normal heart rate My heart rate watching #CUsRise D play 10:29 PM - 16 Jan 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/186/80d.png)
![Our heart rate when #KillingEve starts in 1 minute: Killing Eve All-new Sundays @ 8,.. ะค @KillingEve Our normal heart rate: Our heart rate when #KillingEveX starts in 1 minute: 7:59 PM-7 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/187/b39.jpg)
Shortly following the Killing Eve post, the official Twitter brand Twitter account caused the format to go viral by tweeting a variation of the meme.[6] The post received more than 20,000 retweets and 75,000 likes in two days (shown below).
Several media outlets coverd the meme, including Mashable, [7] PopBuzz[8] and more.
![When your crush slides into your DMs: Twitter @Twitter Normal heart rate: When your crush slides into your DMs: 11:47 AM -8 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/189/1c7.jpg)
Various Examples
![When I hear the intro to Run Away With Me: Normal heart rate: When I hear the intro to Run Away With Me: 5:03 PM - 8 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/191/990.png)
![when you cant feel your phone in your pocket: normal heart rate: when you cant feel your phone in your pocket: 7:43 AM-9 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/192/b52.png)
![Showing your parents a meme/a pic on your phone: Normal heart rate: Showing your parents a meme/a pic on your phone: 7:16 PM-8 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/193/8d9.png)
![Me when lecturer says tear a sheet of a paper: Normal heart rate: Me when lecturer says tear a sheet of a paper: 3:02 AM -9 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/194/62f.png)
![when you spot the typo: Dictionary.com @Dictionarycom normal heart rate: when you spot the typo: 12:33 PM- 8 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/195/79d.png)
![When you watch a meme go from new to overused in one day: normal heart rate: When you watch a meme go from new to overused in one day: 1:53 AM -9 Apr 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/480/196/265.png)
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter โ @J_Owens92's Tweet
[2] Twitter โ @LMAOTeenThings' Tweet
[3] Twitter โ @thekeating5ive's Tweet
[4] Twitter โ @NBCSCeltics' Tweet
[5] Twitter โ @KillingEve's Tweet
[6] Twitter โ @Twitter's Tweet
[7] Mashable โ The heart rate meme will help you express a staggering range of emotions
[8] PopBuzz โ The "heart rate meme" will reveal what really gets you excited
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