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I didn't believe it the first time I heard it - living creatures inside volcanos meme

This is a simple three-panel comic meme that shares a surprising scientific fact. In the first panel, a happy grinning simplified stick figure in a yellow sweater asks for a mind blowing fact, saying 'blow my mind'. The second panel shows another figure pausing to think, indicated by the text 'hmmmm..'. The third panel reveals the fact: 'there are living creatures inside volcanos', with a third stick figure looking shocked at this surprising information. The joke plays on how this true fact (that extremophile micro-organisms can survive the extreme hot environment inside volcanoes) is unexpected and hard to believe for most people hearing it for the first time.
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blow my mind
hmmmm..

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there are living creatures inside volcanos

Overview

This is a simple three-panel comic meme that shares a surprising scientific fact. In the first panel, a happy grinning simplified stick figure in a yellow sweater asks for a mind blowing fact, saying 'blow my mind'. The second panel shows another figure pausing to think, indicated by the text 'hmmmm..'. The third panel reveals the fact: 'there are living creatures inside volcanos', with a third stick figure looking shocked at this surprising information. The joke plays on how this true fact (that extremophile micro-organisms can survive the extreme hot environment inside volcanoes) is unexpected and hard to believe for most people hearing it for the first time.

Origin notes

This meme originates from Reddit as noted in the provided source metadata. It is a relatable humorous meme centered around sharing an unexpected, counter-intuitive scientific fact that many people find mind blowing when learning it for the first time. The original title provided for this meme is 'I didn't believe it the first time i heard it', which matches the shocked reaction shown in the final panel of the comic.

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