About

The Hood Research Department (HRD), also known as Hood Science Department, refers to a hood irony catchphrase and comment under videos of streamers Zias and B. Lou having philosophical discussions during their livestreams. The meme started in late March 2025, popularized after the viral clip "Do Muslims Eat 30 Days" and many other instances in which the duo engaged in deep conversations or testing scientific theories about random topics, such as "where's the sun at night?" or if fishes can see air just as humans can see water.

Origin

On March 23rd, 2025, TikTok^[1] user @datdadatty uploaded a clip of streamers Zias and B. Lou testing if sound is faster than light (seen below), which amassed over 6 million plays and 734,000 likes in a month.

On the same day, TikTok^[2] user @hxp078 posted the earliest mention of "Hood Research Department" as an ironic comment under the viral video, which received roughly 164,000 likes in a month. (seen below)

Spread

Going into early April 2025, the term "hood research department" became widely associated with the streamers Zias and B. Lou and their content testing out scientific or philosophical theories. For instance, on April 3rd, 2025, TikTok^[3] @lurkingmemes posted the light or sound speed clip, adding a painting of Socrates and Plato under the streamers and the caption "Hood science and research department." The video (seen below) received roughly 92,000 plays and 6,400 likes in a week.

On April 10th, 2025, TikTok^[4] user @memoriesdontdienyc posted a video titled "top 5 hood research department moments," amassing over 536,000 plays and 74,000 likes in three days.

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