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Caught on Camera AirPod Stuck in Storm Drain

The meme displays a photograph of a single white wireless AirPod wedged between the metal grates of a public street storm drain, peeking out from under the grates as if it is hiding or peeking up at the person taking the photo. Large, bold white text reading 'CAUGHT ON CAMERA' is overlaid at the top of the image, humorously framing the common frustrating experience of losing small wireless earbuds in inaccessible places as if the AirPod is a suspicious or noteworthy subject being filmed for a surveillance or news segment.
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Overview

The meme displays a photograph of a single white wireless AirPod wedged between the metal grates of a public street storm drain, peeking out from under the grates as if it is hiding or peeking up at the person taking the photo. Large, bold white text reading 'CAUGHT ON CAMERA' is overlaid at the top of the image, humorously framing the common frustrating experience of losing small wireless earbuds in inaccessible places as if the AirPod is a suspicious or noteworthy subject being filmed for a surveillance or news segment.

Origin notes

This original meme was posted to the Reddit r/Meme subreddit by a user who stated it is their first ever meme creation. The creator took a photo of a lost AirPod stuck in a drain, then added the popular 'caught on camera' text overlay using the Imgflip meme generator, as evidenced by the Imgflip watermark at the bottom left of the image.

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