About

Discovering Something That Doesn't Exist is a video remix and image macro series based on a clip from the song opening theme for the animated television series Phineas and Ferb.

Origin

In the opening theme for Phineas and Ferb, the titular protagonists reveal a unicorn-turtle hybrid creature underneath a sheet while the lyric "discovering something that doesn't exist" can be heard in the background (shown below)

Spread

On September 20th, 2016, YouTuber Doopliss uploaded a clip of the theme song that displays a list of "Tumblr genders" while the lyric "discovering something that doesn't exist" is played in the background (shown below, left). On October 18th, YouTuber Tankspeed12 posted a similar remix featuring a transgender symbol designed by arist Holly Boswell (shown below, right).^[3]

On March 26th, Redditor Cyznyski posted a screenshot of opening theme scene with the words "The Wage Gap" written over the creature to /r/dankmemes.^[2] Within 24 hours, the post gained over 1,100 points (94% upvoted). The following day, Redditor theOGyug uploaded the same image with the words "My will to live" written over the creature to /r/dankmemes^[1] (shown below, right).

Also on March 27th, Redditor kysdude submitted a post speculating that the image macros were a "safe investment" to /r/MemeEconomy.^[4]

Various Examples

Search Interest

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External References