About

WiFi Drops One Bar is an image macro series comparing to similar images, one that featuring a beloved figure and another that is similar but slightly less well-liked. The meme parodies the discrepancy in streaming video quality between a perfect WiFi connection and a slightly diminished connection.

Origin

On September 3rd, 2019, Redditor ^[6] RealComradeMeep posted a pixelated version of the SpongeBob SquarePants Ight Imma Head Out meme, representing "YouTube video quality after WiFi "drops down by 1 bar." The post received more than 12,000 points (98% upvoted) and 45 comments in two weeks (shown below).

About one week later, on September 9th, Redditor^[1] Lelsoar reposted the image and received more than 35,000 points (97% upvoted) and 180 comments in six days.

That day, Redditor^[2] AggravatingShake05 shared a version of the meme and added a high-quality image of two hot air balloons, comparing the two images. The post received more than 34,000 points (97% upvoted) and 95 comments in six days (shown below).

Spread

On September 11th, Redditor^[3] Cranfres shared a variation comparing the characters Boromir and Faramir from the film franchise The Lord of the Rings. Within five days, the post received more than 7,1000 points (97% upvoted) and 90 comments (shown below, left).

The following day, Redditor^[4] Solid_Snark shared a variation featuring the character Mace Windu and a background actor from the Star Wars prequel film trilogy. Within four days, the post received more than 53,000 points (96% upvoted) and 300 comments (shown below, center).

On September 14th, Redditor^[5] Porkchop1001 shared an ironic version of the format, comparing Frank Reynolds dressed as Spider-Man and an image of Spider-Man from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man film. The post received more than 75,000 points (92% upvoted) and 375 comments in two days (shown below).

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