![]() Interestingly, the gradual elimination of flora and fauna will lead to human extinction as well. Close to one million animal and plant species will fade into obscurity soon. According to NOAA’s 2021 Annual Climate Report, the average global land and ocean temperatures have risen by 0.14 degrees Fahrenheit every decade since 1880. Deteriorating wildlife takes a toll on climate worldwide, putting our future at hazard. On February 25th, Redditors /u/notsimmi and /u/mijuzz7 uploaded original image macros to /r/dankmemes using exploited versions of "where banana," garnering over 56,000 upvotes and 25,700 upvotes in a week respectively (shown below, left and right).To understand the market relevance of the project, we should first look at the alarmingly unprecedented surge in the number of endangered species and the rate of deforestation. On February 24th, 2021, Redditor /u/Wannabedankestmemer posted an image macro to /r/dankmemes in which they change "banana" to "6.4GB" garnering over 26,600 upvotes in eight days (shown below). ![]() Near the end of 2020 leading into 2021, memers began to step away from penis jokes and started using the image more as an exploitable, replacing the words "where" or "banana" in image macros to change the context (examples from late 2020 shown below, left and right). On October 28th, YouTuber 0CEAN M4N uploaded a video titled "where banana" consisting of a slow zoom over the meme and an original song, garnering over 30,000 views in four months (shown below). On August 21st, Redditor /u/OverPaidMale uploaded a three-panel image macro using the image to /r/dankmemes garnering over 27,600 upvotes in six months (shown below, right). In many posts the word "banana" is used as a euphemism for "penis," a trend that stuck with the format throughout the year.įor example, on June 18th, 2020, a now-deleted Redditor uploaded an image macro referencing the Nintendo Switch to /r/dankmemes garnering over 30,900 upvotes in eight months (shown below, left). Over the course of the next year, people continued to upload new variations of the meme, particularly on /r/dankmemes, where they gained significant attention. The next day the meme was reposted to /r/MemeEconomy, garnering over 400 upvotes in the same rough span of time. On December 21st, 2019, Redditor /u/HansMcBean posted an image macro to /r/ memes using the image, garnering over 33,500 upvotes in roughly a year (shown below). On December 3rd, 2019, Redditor /u/Pogfamous uploaded a photoshopped version of the screenshot to /r/okbuddyretard in which the hosts are replaced with clones of the orangutan and the words "where banana" are displayed above the original orangutan's head, garnering over 3,300 upvotes in a year (shown below). ![]() The image did not gain significant popularity until the end of 2019 due to a popular photoshop. On October 8th, Redditor /u/thattaylornerd posted a screenshot to /r/boottoobig titled, "Roses are red, I put rubbish in the bin" of a now-deleted tweet with text reading, "When you're just trying to chill w/ friends and the dissociation kicks in" along with a screenshot of the orangutan and hosts on BBC Breakfast, garnering over 3,000 upvotes in three years (shown below). ![]() The clip was shared to Facebook that day. On January 19th, 2017, the television show BBC Breakfast aired a segment (shown below) where the hosts show off an animatronic "spy animal" from then-upcoming wildlife series Spy in the Wild, a show where realistic animal robots with cameras in them spy on and interact with real animals. ![]()
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