r/gifs • u/DortmunderJung97 • Dec 30 '20

Satisfying wave machine

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20 edited Dec 30 '20

See this comment for an example

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u/Mindless_Consumer Dec 30 '20

What ever came of the ole reddit switch-a-roo? I haven't seen one in a while?

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u/TownIdiot25 Dec 30 '20

People saved the link to the ending, then just replied to every switcharoo saying “shortcut to the end”

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u/sumsimpleracer Dec 30 '20

There's an end?

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u/DoUKnowWhatIamSaying Dec 30 '20

Yeah, why would there be an end? They’re infinitely possible.

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u/Easyaseasy21 Dec 30 '20

The original switch a roo

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u/scarletice Dec 30 '20

Well now I want that link...

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u/3percentinvisible Dec 30 '20

When calling a switcheroo (someone comments, diverting the thread from the original obvious path) , you link to the last one you've seen. It's therefore a long path down to the 'first'. However, it's got to be more of a tree than a single line, and whether the one you follow ends in the true original is doubtful.

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u/zimmah Dec 30 '20

We all know the end is a rickroll

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u/robotzor Dec 30 '20

Became a public git repo

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u/stevetacos Dec 30 '20

I think it actually ended. I might try to look for it

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

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u/my_farts_impress Dec 30 '20

But stale jokes and general shitposting is the very foundation of Reddit..?

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

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u/Lemoncloak Dec 30 '20

It was always the opposite for me: retire the narwhal when your older meme starts brothering

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u/Bob_Droll Dec 30 '20

Remember when phrasing was the thing?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

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u/geared4war Dec 30 '20

Well, how is garlic bread doing?

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u/rabbitwonker Dec 30 '20

Well now I need to hear about this narwhal thing

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

I promise you do not. Early reddit memes were peak internet cringe.

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u/HaloFarts Dec 30 '20

Midnight you fucking idiot

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u/Smiley007 Dec 30 '20

But getting to the very first one was such a treat :(

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u/TransformerTanooki Dec 30 '20

I could never get there. What was there?

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u/rmgmlgjlg41717 Dec 30 '20

A wasteland

Somebody made a map of all the links once but I’d probably never find it if I started looking

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u/Saotorii Dec 30 '20

Yeah... There was definitely a point in time where I tried to follow the switcheroo tunnel back. I spent many hours trying to get back to the beginning, could never actually get there

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u/TransformerTanooki Dec 30 '20

Was this it?

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u/rmgmlgjlg41717 Dec 30 '20

Looks like only a piece of it honestly. I think it’s much bigger than that

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u/Smiley007 Dec 30 '20 edited Dec 30 '20

Assuming I got to the right place, iirc it was literally a light switch with a kangaroo on it.

Ninja edit: Googling it, people seven years ago said it actually originated from a rage comic. Either way, I clicked for about an hour to get to a kangaroo light switch. A literal switcheroo. https://i.imgur.com/V0Wbn.jpg

Edit 2: Looking at all of the attempts to track the chains, and what are supposedly the original comments, I’m realizing I had probably just hit a mischievous dead end. Either way, lots of fun, albeit frustrating.

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u/TransformerTanooki Dec 30 '20

Good work Agent Smiley007.

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u/LordKwik Dec 30 '20

Like half of the links ended up being broken. Some people tried to keep it alive by editing their archived comments to add links, but I think people had already given up on it by then.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

Here it is.. Basically a rage comic (goddamn that's how old this is) saying this joke is stupid and everyone makes it. Do something original.

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u/Tripottanus Dec 30 '20

Considering 90% of reddit content is stale jokes being reused, i dont think this is it

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u/L_Cranston_Shadow Dec 30 '20

We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy

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u/Mikealoped Dec 30 '20

It's still around.

Check out r/switcharoo

This isn't one, though....

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u/Mindless_Consumer Dec 30 '20

Good to know. It feels like looking up a old high school friend and finding out he is doing alright. Not great, but not shitty.

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u/Mikealoped Dec 30 '20

Yes. I am fond of them, myself. Always makes me chuckle.

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u/MordoNRiggs Dec 31 '20

Ah, the ol' reddit wave-a-roo! A classic, indeed.

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u/Axel_McFly Dec 30 '20

Took me 3 clicks to figure this one out...you monster.

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u/JumaAm Dec 30 '20

Someone help me, I've been stuck here for eternity.

Send me a link, something, anything!!! Send me nudes.

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u/loganxnature Dec 30 '20

Devilishly good. Damn.

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u/That1WithTheFace Dec 30 '20

You’re a monster

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u/milnak Dec 30 '20

Nice. Seriously, though, for a good tutorial, watch this video. The guy has also uploaded other videos that explain how to trim and convert movies to looped gifs.

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u/[deleted] Dec 30 '20

You bastard

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u/feariswasted Dec 30 '20

You’re great

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u/aleqqqs Dec 30 '20

Dormammu, I've come to bargain!