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Oxygen is the public enemy no. 1

This meme presents a three-column table comparing planets of the solar system. The columns are labeled PLANET (showing images of each planet from the solar system), DEATHS (total number of recorded deaths on the planet), and HAS OXYGEN (whether oxygen is present on the planet). All planets except Earth have 0 recorded deaths and no oxygen, while Earth has more than 124.9 billion recorded deaths and does have oxygen. The joke uses a deliberate logical fallacy of confusing correlation with causation to humorously imply that oxygen is the cause of all deaths, supporting the premise that oxygen is public enemy number 1.
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PLANET:
DEATHS:
HAS OXYGEN:
All non-Earth planets: 0 deaths, NO oxygen
Earth: 124,926,723,219+ deaths, YES oxygen

Overview

This meme presents a three-column table comparing planets of the solar system. The columns are labeled PLANET (showing images of each planet from the solar system), DEATHS (total number of recorded deaths on the planet), and HAS OXYGEN (whether oxygen is present on the planet). All planets except Earth have 0 recorded deaths and no oxygen, while Earth has more than 124.9 billion recorded deaths and does have oxygen. The joke uses a deliberate logical fallacy of confusing correlation with causation to humorously imply that oxygen is the cause of all deaths, supporting the premise that oxygen is public enemy number 1.

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As stated in the provided additional information, this meme originates from the Reddit Meme community, with the original title 'Oxygen is the public enemy no. 1'. It is a popular absurdist science joke that spreads on social media platforms for its silly, counterintuitive punchline based on flawed logical reasoning.

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