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This Online Community Is Sharing Pics Of Absolute Units, And It’s Hard To Believe Things Can Get This Big
"Absolute unit" refers to jokes made on the Internet in which people caption images of large objects or beings with a variation on the phrase, "In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit." I know, this explanation sounds a bit clunky, but it's the best one I came up with. However, I assure you that the pictures are way better than my description of them. Whether it's a 67lb cabbage or a squirrel who has eaten 3 jack-o'-lanterns, I bet you didn't even know things can get so huge! Eventually, the meme got so popular, it even spawned a subreddit of the same name. And it's an absolute unit. Here are some of its top posts.
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#1
The Ardennes Is One Of The Oldest Breeds Of Draft Horse, Dating Back To Ancient Rome
Internet meme database 'Know Your Meme' considers 2017 to be the origin of 'absolute unit'. Then, Twitter user @mrreptoid uploaded a picture of British hotelier David Morgan-Hewitt posing with the Queen of England and captioned it "In awe at the size of this lad. Absolute unit," referring to Morgan-Hewitt. The tweet gained over 3,500 retweets and 13,000 likes but the account it was shared from eventually got suspended for unknown reasons.
#2
This Horse Is An Absolute Unit
The meme really took off on April 9th, 2018, when The Museum of English Rural Life tweeted a photograph of a ram along with the caption "Look at this absolute unit". Within 72 hours, the tweet, which was submitted by the museum's program manager Adam Koszary, accumulated over 98,000 likes and 27,600 retweets.
The following day, the museum posted a follow-up tweet, featuring a photograph of a pink index card containing information about the ram. Then, on April 10th, The Museum of English Rural Life published an article titled "The History Behind an Absolute Unit," which provided additional information about the ram.
#3
His Destiny Was To Become A Unit
A week later, MIT Technology Review tweeted an article about the world's biggest airplane calling it an "absolute unit" and Elon Musk responded by saying, "I'm an absolute unit too" with a picture of the before-mentioned Museum of English Rural Life ram picture. His response gained over 6,000 retweets and 60,400 likes in just a single day, cementing 'absolute unit' in Internet history.
Interestingly, that same day, Twitter user @Bryson_M dared Musk by saying, "Make this your profile pic" and the business magnate almost immediately changed his profile picture to the ram, adding the words "absolūt unit" in his bio. After noticing the change, The Museum of English Rural Life changed their profile picture to Elon Musk and renamed its account to The Muskeum of Elonglish Rural Life. To top it all off, Elon Musk has reportedly hired Koszary, the man responsible for the viral tweet about a giant sheep, to be Tesla’s social media manager.
#4
A Tremendous Amount Of Good Boy
#5
Riley Howell, 21. The Absolute Unit That Tackled The Uncc Shooter And Tragically Lost His Life
#6
A Bad Dog Owner Dumped This Wolfdog At A Kill Shelter When He Got Too Big And Too Much To Handle. Luckily A Sanctuary Took Him, Instead And Saved His Life! His Dna Testing Came Back As 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, And 3.9 % German Shepherd
#7
A Comfy Chonk
#8
Very Thicc Floof
#9
Absolute Unit Of A Cow, Over 6 Feet Tall
#10
Been Asked To Share My 67lb Cabbage You You Lovely People. Hope You Enjoy And I Think Its Fitting For The Group
#11
This Cat
#12
Chronos, The Titan
#13
Absolute Unit Fat Fred
#14
Absolute Unit Guarding Lithuanian Declaration Of Independence
#15
Absolute Unit Of A Toad
#16
Hafþór Björnsson (Got The Mountain) Holding A Regular Mug
#17
These Units
#18
Daddy With His Kids
#19
He Drinks Chonka Cola
#20
Sadie The Squirrel Has Eaten 3 Jack O’lanterns So Far
#21
White House Chef Andre Rush
#22
I Saw This In My Facebook And Thought It Belonged Here
#23
Big Majestic Boy
#24
Rip Patrick, A True Unit
#25
This Cucumber Mistaken For A Watermelon
#26
“Shrek" (1994-2011) Was A Merino Sheep From New Zealand. He Escaped And Avoided Shearing For Six Years By Hiding In A Cave
wandile dludlu 3 years ago
Where are those people who downvoted me when I said a sheep looks like it will make a great sweater?
#27
The Biggest Mac
#28
Tony Been Hitting The Gym
#29
My Absolute Unit Of A Baby Brother. For Reference, My Sister Holding Him Was Four
#30
Check Out This Kind Bunbun Consoling My Friend When She Was A Wee Lass
#31
Ferns Can Be Units Too
#32
Bill Gates Sr, The 6’7 Monster
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
You can certainly tell they are father and son. The genes are strong.
#33
T H I C C Boi C H O N K
#34
Built To Last. This Is Not Winnie The Pooh
#35
This Total Chonk
#36
This Cat-Loving Beard
#37
Boat Thieving Units
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago (edited)
Gonna need a bigger boat. (Aussies should get this one). EDIT: Sorry, I didn’t realise the saying was from the movie Jaws, I was talking about a Jeep ad lol.
#38
This Mountain Lion Is A Unit
rabbitsrabbit 3 years ago
If I'm gonna capture the last photo of my life, I too want it to be this
#39
7'2" Man In An Economy Seat
#40
Absolute Unit Right Here
#41
The Size Of This Other Baby
#42
Here Is Hogarth My Absolute Unit Of A Snail
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
I have always wondered whether these snails produce slime like the smaller ones.
#43
Absolute Unit Of A Hedgehog
#44
The Sheer Size Of This Monitor Lizard Climbing The Gate
#45
Honey I’m Home!
#46
What A Unit
#47
Abso-Friggin-Lute Tires Goddamn
#48
This Unit I Ran Into!
#49
This Guecko
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What do you think ?
Fred and George Weasley 3 years ago
i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
Claire Harper 3 years ago
I think some of these animals are actually really that big, but yes, overfeeding is a problem. 🙃
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The Dave 3 years ago
Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Scratch 3 years ago
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
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Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
John Baker 3 years ago
In my humble but honest personal opinion, the pic of the grizzly bear in the field in front of the mountain range is entirely computer generated. Nothing about it looks real.
Load More Replies... Fred and George Weasley 3 years ago
i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
Claire Harper 3 years ago
I think some of these animals are actually really that big, but yes, overfeeding is a problem. 🙃
Load More Replies... The Dave 3 years ago
Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Scratch 3 years ago
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 3 years ago
I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
John Baker 3 years ago
In my humble but honest personal opinion, the pic of the grizzly bear in the field in front of the mountain range is entirely computer generated. Nothing about it looks real.
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