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Tree Struck by Lightning

Tree Struck by Lightning

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Updated Oct 25, 2019 at 09:40AM EDT by Don.

Added Oct 22, 2019 at 03:04PM EDT by Adam.

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About

Tree Struck by Lightning refers to a viral video of a tree that is burning on the inside while the outside remains intact, evidently a result of being struck by lightning. As the video spread on Twitter, other users added humorous captions to it.

Origin

On October 19th, 2019, Twitter user @sofain tweeted a video of a tree burning on the inside, saying "A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning." The post gained over 135,000 retweets and 522,000 likes, and the video has received over 18 million views as of October 22nd (shown below).



Spread

As the video spread, other Twitter users tweeted the video with humorous captions. For example, user @Ecrumrine tweeted a dialogue parody showing he was angered inside, gaining over 6,200 retweets (shown below, left). User @feelingfisky made a joke about one's digestive system, gaining over 390 retweets and 3,600 likes (shown below, right).


Eric Crumrine @ECrumrine "How are you?" "Oh, I'm fine." > ASAB (assigned sinner at birth) @FeelingFisky my small intestine trying to hold back last night's curry and 20+oz of iced coffee while I'm stuck in a meeting

Other popular tweets include a joke by @benjaminepark that gained over 220 retweets and 2,000 likes (shown below, left). User @ziwe tweeted, "this tree looks like how period cramps feel," gaining over 340 retweets and 2,500 likes (shown below, right). Jokes were covered by the Daily Dot.[1]


Benjamin Park @BenjaminEPark A live look at the White House. So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 0:13 18.3M views ziwe @ziwe this tree looks like how period cramps feel So Fain @sofain . Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 0:08 18.3M views

Various Examples


Farah @_faraahyasser Me on the inside when i get jealous So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 18.3M views 0:11 that damn lyssa @ayoolyssa_ How my body feel when im mad So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 18.3M views 0:10 wot iz lyf @laibanwer Me on the inside when I see my crush talking to other girls So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. fer @rode0_ My empty stomach after eating a bag of hot cheetos So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 0:09 18.3M views MG 1/100 SPOOKY BOYFRIEND @foxgraves this is my sphincter after i eat too many hot cheetos So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning 0:12 18.4M views imaahn @imaahn When you ask me what's wrong and I say 'nothing' So Fain @sofain Oct 19 A look inside a tree that has been struck by lightning. 0:12 18.4M views

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External References

[1] Daily Dot – This video of a tree struck by lightning is… relatable?

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