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Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

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curiously, the original was posted on Dec 2018
Meme created 2018 December alluding to the futuristic sound of living in 2019 has to it.
repurposing of this meme as a snowclone in a Twitter meme of a man on a motorcycle with rear-view mirrors on his helmet with the catchphrase altered to the word WACKIER instead of CLOSER
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OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLoSER THAN THEY APPEAR
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • Recent Images

About

Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear refers to an exploitable illustration of a car's right rearview mirror featuring the text "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." What is written in the mirror is usually a humorous reference to something imminent.

Origin

On January 16th, 2018, Redditor XxSpoiledMilkxX uploaded a template version to /r/MemeEconomy,[1] gaining 37 upvotes (shown below).

OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Spread

Within hours of XxSpoiledMilkxX's post, a post by ManectricBound[2] became the most popular edit of the format to date, gaining over 10,000 upvotes in 13 hours (shown below).

waluigi achieving sentience and taking over the world OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

As the format began trending on /r/MemeEconomy, posts with the format began appearing on /r/dankmemes. One of the early popular posts in the subreddit to use the format was posted by LockedUnlocked[3] and gained over 110 upvotes in three hours (shown below, left). Another post by wizturd28[4] predicted the swift death of the meme, gaining 28 upvotes in an hour (shown below, right).

A good meme being ruined by normies OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
the inevitable death of this fomat OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Various Examples

Existential Dread OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
Jake Paul running for president OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
The death of the meme economy as we know it OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
the reinstatement of the USSR OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
Normies in r/dankmemes OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
Donald Trump x Kim Jong Uhn Goth Rocket-Kin erotica for LaserDisc OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Search Interest

External References

[1] /r/MemeEconomy – New Format?

[2] /r/MemeEconomy – I think this has a lot of potential. Invest.

[3] /r/dankmemes – Accurate

[4] /r/dankmemes – Memes Die Too Quickly

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Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Objects In The Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear

Updated Sep 14, 2022 at 02:55PM EDT by Phillip Hamilton.

Added Jan 17, 2018 at 10:52AM EST by Adam.

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About

Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear refers to an exploitable illustration of a car's right rearview mirror featuring the text "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear." What is written in the mirror is usually a humorous reference to something imminent.

Origin

On January 16th, 2018, Redditor XxSpoiledMilkxX uploaded a template version to /r/MemeEconomy,[1] gaining 37 upvotes (shown below).


OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Spread

Within hours of XxSpoiledMilkxX's post, a post by ManectricBound[2] became the most popular edit of the format to date, gaining over 10,000 upvotes in 13 hours (shown below).


waluigi achieving sentience and taking over the world OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

As the format began trending on /r/MemeEconomy, posts with the format began appearing on /r/dankmemes. One of the early popular posts in the subreddit to use the format was posted by LockedUnlocked[3] and gained over 110 upvotes in three hours (shown below, left). Another post by wizturd28[4] predicted the swift death of the meme, gaining 28 upvotes in an hour (shown below, right).


A good meme being ruined by normies OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR the inevitable death of this fomat OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Various Examples


Existential Dread OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR Jake Paul running for president OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR The death of the meme economy as we know it OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR the reinstatement of the USSR OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR Normies in r/dankmemes OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR Donald Trump x Kim Jong Uhn Goth Rocket-Kin erotica for LaserDisc OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR

Search Interest

External References

[1] /r/MemeEconomy – New Format?

[2] /r/MemeEconomy – I think this has a lot of potential. Invest.

[3] /r/dankmemes – Accurate

[4] /r/dankmemes – Memes Die Too Quickly

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