Panicked passenger reacts to water-powered car inventor on plane

When the plane is about to take off and you hear the guy next to you say he invented a car that runs on water instead of gas.

This meme consists of two parts: top text that sets up a scenario, followed by a low-resolution, distorted reaction image. The top text reads 'When the plane is about to take off and you hear the guy next to you say he invented a car that runs on water instead of gas.' The reaction image is of the character Hal Stewart (also called Tighten/Titan) from the animated film Megamind, shown with a deeply stressed, panicked, and dour expression staring ahead. The joke relies on the common conspiracy theory trope that inventors of alternative energy sources that would disrupt the fossil fuel industry are assassinated to suppress their inventions, implying the passenger is terrified the plane will be targeted, putting all passengers at risk.

This meme was originally posted to the Reddit r/Meme subreddit, with the original poster titling it 'Someone is chasing him for sure'. It uses the widely circulated distorted Tighten from Megamind reaction image template, which is commonly used online to express intense dread, stress, or horror at an upcoming negative event.