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When Was Calcium Invented?

When Was Calcium Invented?

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About

When Was Calcium Invented? refers to the two paneled image format in which the top panel shows a search bar including a query regarding the year something was invented and the bottom is a comedic image of life before that date. The format became popular on Reddit in October 2019.

Origin

On October 23rd, 2019, Redditor jadiririor posted an the first iteration of the meme to r/prequelmemes[1] and gained over 19,900 points (95% upvoted) in two days (shown below).


when was calcium invented X IMAGES NEWS SHOPPING ALL 1808 Calcium was named after the Latin term calx meaning lime, and is a reactive silvery metallic element found in Group 2 of the periodic table. It was first isolated in 1808 in England when Sir Bones before 1808 I'm too weak Bones after 1808 Unlimited Power! made with mematic

Spread

On October 24th, Redditor zoomboy6 posted an image in the fame format but used a melted Peter Griffin to illustrate life with out calcium to r/dankmemes[2] (shown below). The post garnered over 47,500 points (95% upvoted) in a day.


when was calcium discovered X NEWS IMAGES SHOPPING MAPS ALL VIDE Calcium/ Discovered 1808 People in 1807

That same day, Redditor TheThunderGuy posted a variation about life without helium to r/dankmemes[3] (shown below, left). The post accumulated over 3,600 points (97% upvoted) in a day. On October 25th, Redditor FearOfLAVA posted an image about life without wheels to r/dankmemes[4] (shown below, right).


when was helium discovered 1868 The world in 1867: DOWN SNEO PIXAR u/TheThunderGuyS The circular wheel was invented in 3500 ВС* Cars before 3500 BC u/fearofiava

Various Examples


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Search Interest

External References

[1] Reddit – r/PrequelMemes

[2] Reddit – r/dankmemes

[3] Reddit – r/dankmemes

[4] Reddit – r/dankmemes

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This seems more like the meme is "When was x invented" and the history should talk about "When was Calcium Invented?" as it clearly has spun off way more than the original meme and the article should talk about it as such.

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