Domino Effect
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About
Domino Effect, also known as Slippery Slope, is an image macro series featuring a photograph of a man pushing the first tile in a row of domino pieces that gradually increase in size. The images typically feature object labels illustrating how a small initial event may eventually cause significant consequences.
Origin
On October 4th, 2009, YouTuber Stephen Morris posted an educational video showcasing a chain reaction of falling dominoes that subsequently increased in size (shown below)
On July 24th, 2018, Redditor [1] rabbitflyer5 posted an object-labeled version of the image in the /r/PrincetonPhysMemes subreddit (shown below).
Spread
In December 2018, a still image of Morris preparing to set off the chain reaction gained popularity as an object-labeling meme. On December 6th, 2018, Redditor liamowen30 posted a labeled image to /r/dankmemes[2] subreddit. Within two weeks, the post gained over 21,700 upvotes.
On December 7th, 2018, Redditor[3] anarchy-retreat reposted liamowen30's image to /r/MemeEconomy, encouraging to use it as a meme template. The post gained more than 36,400 upvotes over a two-week period.
Later on the same day, Redditor[4] RottenMind62 posted an expanded template to /r/MemeEconomy (shown below).
Following the popularity of the initial posts, other versions of the meme appeared on /r/dankmemes[5] and other subreddits, Instagram[6] and other social networks.
Various Examples
Search Interest
Not available.
External References
[1] Reddit – The YouTube Domino Effect
[2] Reddit – This is so sad
[3] Reddit – New cause-effect meme template. Selling really hot in the market. Invest!!
[4] Reddit – A completion of the other meme, You could do so much with this beast, Invest quick !
[5] Reddit – No homo tho
[6] Instagram – humanity.gone24's post
