{"id":"microplastics","name":"Microplastics","summary":"Microplastics is a topical meme format that jokes about the tiny plastic fragments now found in oceans, food, and human bodies. The first known meme appeared on Reddit in August 2019, then went wide in 2022 after studies detected microplastics in human blood and lungs.","tags":["microplastics meme","microplastics jokes","macroplastics","microplastic food","health memes","environment memes","hydrohomies"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-microplastics-on-fingers-closeup.webp","caption":"A close-up image of microplastic particles collected on a person's fingertips, illustrating how prevalent the pollutant has become.","width":1920,"height":1075,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-teen-science-fair-reddit-meme.webp","caption":"A wholesome Reddit meme celebrating a teen's science-fair invention for removing microplastics from water, paired with the Fallout 'Everyone liked that' notification.","width":642,"height":916,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-drake-microplastics-boba-tea.webp","caption":"A distorted Drake image meme joking about drinking 'microplastics-flavored thick water' as if it were boba tea.","width":680,"height":617,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-tapeworms-watching-microplastics-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral tweet from @pollen196 imagining tapeworms watching in horror as microplastics reach the stomach.","width":680,"height":928,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-fairy-bread-microplastics-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet from @BenJavertComedy comparing Australasian fairy bread's rainbow sprinkles to a 'microplastics on bread' delicacy.","width":680,"height":905,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-macroplastics-lake-trout-tweet.webp","caption":"A 2016 tweet highlighting 'macroplastics' found inside a juvenile lake trout, often shared alongside microplastics discussions.","width":680,"height":627,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/microplastics-implants-macroplastics-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet by @NotABigJerk quipping that body implants are 'macroplastics' setting an example for the microplastics released by microwaving plastic takeout containers.","width":680,"height":412,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/microplastics/history.md","related":["blue-whale-challenge","momo","baby-shark-bong","coal-miner-blackface-azcentral-article","covington-high-school-students-confrontation-with-native-american-activists","creepy-clown-sightings","home-taping-is-killing-music","innocence-of-muslims","is-your-child-texting-about","juul","seed-oils","internet-hate-machine"],"popularityRank":1736,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}