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The Baffling 2204355 Google Search: What Does It Mean?
By: MEGAN GIBSON
You may or may not have noticed that when you type in 2204355 into Google and hit the I'm Feeling Lucky button this inexplicably happens.
Blogs and online forums are going on about how hilarious and awesome the chicken eating, dancing man is (is it really, though?) and someone has already snagged a 2204355 domain name and twitter handle. But so far there are no answers as to why this happens or what it means.
NewsFeed is completely mystified by the meaning behind the video and, sadly, it's not the first time the Internet has left us baffled (looking at you, Badger Badger viral video).
Is it just a random meme that means nothing, thereby making it awesome? Or is there some meaning that will only be revealed once the video is everywhere? Or is it meant to confuse everyone into thinking it's something significant when it's actually not, thereby making everyone feel stupid? We just don't know!
By: MEGAN GIBSON
You may or may not have noticed that when you type in 2204355 into Google and hit the I'm Feeling Lucky button this inexplicably happens.
Blogs and online forums are going on about how hilarious and awesome the chicken eating, dancing man is (is it really, though?) and someone has already snagged a 2204355 domain name and twitter handle. But so far there are no answers as to why this happens or what it means.
NewsFeed is completely mystified by the meaning behind the video and, sadly, it's not the first time the Internet has left us baffled (looking at you, Badger Badger viral video).
Is it just a random meme that means nothing, thereby making it awesome? Or is there some meaning that will only be revealed once the video is everywhere? Or is it meant to confuse everyone into thinking it's something significant when it's actually not, thereby making everyone feel stupid? We just don't know!
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/2204355-coxinha-roll
2204355 (Coxinha Roll) (2010)Researching
About
2204355 is an example of a “specific number ID meme.” These tend to be self-reinforcing memes wherein the meme is created by people searching for the number assigned to the meme.
This meme is also known by the names “Awesome Rainbow Chicken Dance” and Coxinha Roll.
This meme consists of a specific number used as a unique identifier, and this low-resolution flash animation of a man performing a humorous dance while eating two pieces of fried chicken, accompanied by a 80’s video-game style background music and colorful blinking lights.
“Coxinha”, in Portuguese, means thighs, as in chicken thighs.
As a bait-and-switch.
On 4chan, there have been people tricking each other into typing “2204355” into Google search and clicking “I’m feeling lucky”, which also leads to that page. This happens because the name of the file on the server is “2204355.swf”. This sort of “bait and switch” utilizing Google Search forces the content to trend.
Origin
The video itself is comprised of two main elements: the dancing chicken-eating man and the background audio.
The dancing man came from a Kentucky Fried Chicken ad campaign which aired in 2009.
The audio is a remix of the theme song from the late 1980’s television show ALF by chiptune artist Zalza, also known as Alessandro Bulér from Sweden. He commented on the video on his Last.fm page
The original flash loop was posted to Pown.it on January 14th, 2010. It was created by a user named w33n.
The loop became associated with 2204355 in March 2010 when the .swf file was uploaded to Imageshack. In July 2010, the imageshack uploader created a Facebook fan page to document their original upload.
Google Insights
Significant Google search data began on June 26th, 2010.
Further spread
On June 28th, 2010, Reddit user MaximumInteresting created the thread Go to Google, type in 2204355 and click I’m feeling lucky. Just do it reaching the Reddit front page with 282,677 readers, 977 points (59% like it) 3,080 up votes 2,103 down votes within the first 24 hours.
Just as the Reddit thread peaked, it was carried to Buzzfeed by Reddit Top Links.
Still within the same day, it was also mentioned in Happy Rainbow Chicken Dance and How To: see the awesome rainbow chicken dance.
Analysis
Time Magazine is aware of the meme and they’re baffled by the random number, stating that no one knows what it means. But the numerical keyword meme is something we’ve seen before in 241543903 (Heads in freezers) and Filler #71519 (Jay Sherman YTP).
update Time.com’s Buzzfeed profile has also submitted “The Baffling 2204355 Google Search. What does it mean?”
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2204355 (Coxinha Roll) (2010)Researching
About
2204355 is an example of a “specific number ID meme.” These tend to be self-reinforcing memes wherein the meme is created by people searching for the number assigned to the meme.
This meme is also known by the names “Awesome Rainbow Chicken Dance” and Coxinha Roll.
This meme consists of a specific number used as a unique identifier, and this low-resolution flash animation of a man performing a humorous dance while eating two pieces of fried chicken, accompanied by a 80’s video-game style background music and colorful blinking lights.
“Coxinha”, in Portuguese, means thighs, as in chicken thighs.
As a bait-and-switch.
On 4chan, there have been people tricking each other into typing “2204355” into Google search and clicking “I’m feeling lucky”, which also leads to that page. This happens because the name of the file on the server is “2204355.swf”. This sort of “bait and switch” utilizing Google Search forces the content to trend.
Origin
The video itself is comprised of two main elements: the dancing chicken-eating man and the background audio.
The dancing man came from a Kentucky Fried Chicken ad campaign which aired in 2009.
The audio is a remix of the theme song from the late 1980’s television show ALF by chiptune artist Zalza, also known as Alessandro Bulér from Sweden. He commented on the video on his Last.fm page
The original flash loop was posted to Pown.it on January 14th, 2010. It was created by a user named w33n.
The loop became associated with 2204355 in March 2010 when the .swf file was uploaded to Imageshack. In July 2010, the imageshack uploader created a Facebook fan page to document their original upload.
Google Insights
Significant Google search data began on June 26th, 2010.
Further spread
On June 28th, 2010, Reddit user MaximumInteresting created the thread Go to Google, type in 2204355 and click I’m feeling lucky. Just do it reaching the Reddit front page with 282,677 readers, 977 points (59% like it) 3,080 up votes 2,103 down votes within the first 24 hours.
Just as the Reddit thread peaked, it was carried to Buzzfeed by Reddit Top Links.
Still within the same day, it was also mentioned in Happy Rainbow Chicken Dance and How To: see the awesome rainbow chicken dance.
Analysis
Time Magazine is aware of the meme and they’re baffled by the random number, stating that no one knows what it means. But the numerical keyword meme is something we’ve seen before in 241543903 (Heads in freezers) and Filler #71519 (Jay Sherman YTP).
update Time.com’s Buzzfeed profile has also submitted “The Baffling 2204355 Google Search. What does it mean?”
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