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Spinning Go Kart Kid refers to a viral video of a child spinning out of control while driving a go-kart, which spawned several remixes after being circulated online in late June 2017.

Origin

On June 18th, 2017, the RM Videos YouTube channel uploaded a video titled "Spinning on a Go-Kart," featuring footage of a young boy spinning out of control while riding on a go-kart track (shown below).

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On June 19th, the Daily Pick and Flicks Facebook page reuploaded the video. On June 20th, the xCirrex2 YouTube channel uploaded a "Shooting Stars" remix titled "Forever Spinning Kid On Go Kart," in which the child is edited into a variety of other humorous video clips (shown below). In the video's description, a link to an animation of the child spinning in front of a green screen was provided.[4] Within 72 hours, the video gained over 226,000 views and 220 comments.

That same day, xCirrex posted an animated GIF featuring a scene from the video to Imgur, where it received upwards of 3.1 million views and 11,300 points in three days.

Spinning kid on Go Kart

On June 21st, Redditor ArkadiusBear submitted the "Shooting Stars" remix to /r/videos, where it received more than 2,100 points (93% upvoted) and 90 comments over the next 48 hours. That same day, the rights to the original video were purchased by the media licensing company Jukin Media, who reposted the video to Facebook[3] where it gathered upwards of six million views, 110,000 reactions and 80,000 shares within two days.

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[1] Reddit – The Go Kart Kid

[2] Facebook – Daily Picks and Flicks

[3] Facebook – JukinVideo

[4] Imgur – Spinning kid greenscreen



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Spinning Go-Kart Kid

Spinning Go-Kart Kid

Updated Jun 23, 2017 at 10:30AM EDT by 3kole5.

Added Jun 23, 2017 at 09:29AM EDT by Don.

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About

Spinning Go Kart Kid refers to a viral video of a child spinning out of control while driving a go-kart, which spawned several remixes after being circulated online in late June 2017.

Origin

On June 18th, 2017, the RM Videos YouTube channel uploaded a video titled "Spinning on a Go-Kart," featuring footage of a young boy spinning out of control while riding on a go-kart track (shown below).



Spread

On June 19th, the Daily Pick and Flicks Facebook page reuploaded the video. On June 20th, the xCirrex2 YouTube channel uploaded a "Shooting Stars" remix titled "Forever Spinning Kid On Go Kart," in which the child is edited into a variety of other humorous video clips (shown below). In the video's description, a link to an animation of the child spinning in front of a green screen was provided.[4] Within 72 hours, the video gained over 226,000 views and 220 comments.



That same day, xCirrex posted an animated GIF featuring a scene from the video to Imgur, where it received upwards of 3.1 million views and 11,300 points in three days.


Spinning kid on Go Kart

On June 21st, Redditor ArkadiusBear submitted the "Shooting Stars" remix to /r/videos, where it received more than 2,100 points (93% upvoted) and 90 comments over the next 48 hours. That same day, the rights to the original video were purchased by the media licensing company Jukin Media, who reposted the video to Facebook[3] where it gathered upwards of six million views, 110,000 reactions and 80,000 shares within two days.

Various Examples



Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – The Go Kart Kid

[2] Facebook – Daily Picks and Flicks

[3] Facebook – JukinVideo

[4] Imgur – Spinning kid greenscreen

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