About

Yoda Balloon is an image macro based on a 2018 photograph of a hot-air balloon shaped like the fiction character Yoda from the Star Wars film franchise.

Origin

On August 11th, 2018, Flickr ^[1] user Arthur Oleary posted an image entitled "Yoda balloon floating above a nearby farm, part of the All Ohio Balloon Fest." The post received more tahn 1,850 views and 130 views in less than two years (shown below).

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Several months later, on December 4th, Redditor^[3] QuodEratChinoi-_- posted a zoomed-in version of the photograph. The post received more than 9,600 points (97% upvoted) and 95 comments in less than 13 months (shown below, left).

That day, Redditor ^[2] Keegonis posted an object labeling version of the image. The post received more than 2,500 points (99% upvoted) in less than two years (shown below, center).

Days later, Redditor^[4] JackSpeed00 posted a version in the /r/memes subreddit, where it received more than 4,400 points (96% upvoted) and 50 comments in less than two years (shown below, right).

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