BY: YALIN ZHAO
• When did this begin to become popular/famous on the Internet and
why? Provide a context and offer an analysis of why you think this became so
popular (if no obvious reason presents itself).
Since the early 2000s, the game has
become well known for its extreme difficulty and thousands of videos with
people attempting the challenge have been uploaded onto YouTube.
Right because it is full of CHALLENGE,
the adventurous minds of people drive them to try this kind of crazy things.
Also, as more and more people keep taking cinnamon challenge and no one
succeed, which results in even more people participate in this challenge in
order to prove that “They CAN”. In addition, simply duo to one’s curiousness,
as the Meme is keeping spreading, I may try it someday, lol.
• The details/description of the "meme," person, event, etc.
The Cinnamon Challenge is a popular DARE GAME that involves attempting to
swallow a tablespoon of cinnamon without vomiting or inhaling the powder. The cinnamon challenge
essentially consists of a group of people or an individual attempting to ingest
a large dose—usually a teaspoon or more—of pure, ground cinnamon in one
sitting. It usually results in the individual spitting it up, with minor to
more severe spouts of coughing, spitting, gagging and sometimes even vomiting.
• How popular did it become and over what time span? (include
"Google Insights" interest).
The phenomenon saw its largest
resurgent yet in late 2011 when Anna Diaz recorded a video of herself
attempting the challenge, which was re-uploaded via YouTube on December 14th,
2011. The video received over 3.9 million views in the first two months of
upload and was covered by numerous Internet culture blogs and imitated by other
YouTubers in the following weeks.
As we can see in the
chart, the curve shows a sharp increase during the end of year 2011 and the
beginning of year 2012, by reaching the top data of 100. And it goes down
rapidly--but not as fast as it goes up—during the rest time of year 2012.
• Include other memes that may have emerged from this or have been influenced by this.
Perhaps the most hilarious memes that
have emerged from the cinnamon challenge are the still images of people’s faces
immediately after they ingest the cinnamon. Images of people’s reactions have
been the target of lulz seekers everywhere.
Some other popular, hilarious, and arguably dark memes include:
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