Last week, Cheddar posted this video about something called a "salmon cannon" — basically a system of soft, pressurized tubes that move the fish between bodies of water.
This salmon cannon transports the fish between bodies of water. (Via @CheddarGadgets) https://t.co/2eFQceFgzv
The "fish tube," as it's also known, "helps native fish pass over dams in seconds rather than days," thus delivering them to their spawning grounds lickety-split.
This system helps native fish pass over dams in seconds rather than day
Fish in.
Whooshh™.
Fish out.
The video, which has been retweeted over 100K times, really, uh, resonated with people and made for prime meme-making material.
My housemate: so how was your day Me: sorry can you just give me a moment [spends 15 minutes thinking how to try to explain salmon cannon, without sounding crazy, to a person who doesn’t have twitter]
Some people considered the fish's perspective:
I am CRYING laughing at this like imagine being a fish and minding your own business but humans fucked up the world so bad that their version of helping you is launching you through a giant silly straw https://t.co/7UppI0r3IM
the salmon going through the giant fish tube:
the last salmon to get put through the salmon tube, unsure of what has become of her salmon community
the salmon going through the fish tube:
Scientists: this salmon cannon will help restore migratory patterns and safely transport farmed fish The salmon:
And some people wanted to be the fish themselves:
launch me through the fish tube so i can feel something.
stick my disgusting body into that fish tube and fire me into the goddamned sun!!! let’s GO
Mostly people just made jokes:
Well I guess it's a Hot Girl Summer but a Fish Tube Fall
and that’s how babies are made https://t.co/sSOWq9Q1mG
what if we kissed in the salmon cannon 😳
We are all just helpless fish zooming through this tube called life
In conclusion, I leave you with this:
