Does your heart race when you see your crush or a cute dog? Well, there’s a new heart rate meme to convey just that.
Since it’s possible to type out a meticulous series of hyphens, carets, and slashes and get across exactly what you mean, people are using the keyboard symbols to create heart rate monitors. The meme depicts a normal heart rate on the “heart rate monitor” and then another, more frenzied heart rate when something emotional happens to the person.
For example, your heart rate may go wild when you see your crush.
https://twitter.com/MisterOlawale/status/1115289431475400704
Or the exact moment you can’t feel your phone in your pocket.
https://twitter.com/TheAlteria/status/1115288233309609985
Brands are even getting in on the action, which could be a sign the meme is already growing uncool and will flatline soon. For example, Chipotle says your heart rate fluctuates when you see fresh ingredients come out just in time for your burrito.
Normal heart rate:
— Chipotle (@ChipotleTweets) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
__ / __/__ / _
/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
When a new batch of chicken comes out:
⠀/⠀ /⠀ /
_/ /_/ /_/ /_
⠀ /⠀⠀ /⠀⠀ /
Target knows your heart has palpitations when you see someone you know while shopping.
Normal heart rate:
— Target (@Target) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
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When you see someone you know at Target:
⠀/⠀ /⠀ /
_/ /_/ /_/ /_
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Sprite even knows that the McDonald’s Sprite just hits different.
Normal heart rate:
— Sprite (@Sprite) April 8, 2019
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When McDonald’s Sprite hits:
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_/ /_/ /_/ /_
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And voting advocacy group When We All Vote asserts that political engagement is attractive.
Normal heart rate:
— When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
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Me when I find out my crush is registered to vote:
⠀/⠀ /⠀ /
_/ /_/ /_/ /_
⠀ /⠀⠀ /⠀⠀ /
Normal heart rate:
— Sony (@Sony) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
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/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
Watching the #BeyonceHomecoming trailer:
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_/ /_/ /_/ /_
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normal heart rate:
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
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/⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
when you spot the typo:
⠀/⠀ /⠀ /
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⠀ /⠀⠀ /⠀⠀ /
Normal heart rate:
— Sonic Drive-In (@sonicdrivein) April 8, 2019
⠀ /⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ /
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When you order Mozz Sticks:
⠀/⠀ /⠀ /
_/ /_/ /_/ /_
⠀ /⠀⠀ /⠀⠀ /
https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1115279981700112384
Some things are enough to make your heart rate flatline. One Twitter user illustrated what happens when someone says the ill-fated words, “We need to talk.”
https://twitter.com/ItsJustJunaid/status/1115312570125230081
Or when your mom says she’ll count to three. Scary.
https://twitter.com/chrysallist/status/1115343958345965569
Or that moment when you realize you don’t know anything on an exam.
https://twitter.com/_zenab_x/status/1115309370949210112
Like the pushpin emoji detour meme and the handshake emoji meme before it, it’s only a matter of time until the normal heart rate meme gives way to the next emoji trend.
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