Puzzling Images In Which Something Seems To Be Missing

Ally Perry • Writer and Editor

Jul 14, 2021 1:00 PM EDT

Despite the lightning speed turnover of the viral cycle, it is amazing to think of the kinds of images we see on the internet that stay burned onto our retinas forever. All it takes is for someone to recycle a popular image or video from years ago and the memories come flooding back, whether we want them to or not.

If you're terminally online, it has probably got to the point where you could even spot the meme when its centerpiece is taken away. This is the premise behind @somethinmissing, which reposts famous internet phenomena with a vital component removed. Thanks to a lot of magic and a little Photoshop, all of these pictures are lacking the one thing that makes them an important part of meme culture. If you can recognize where all of them came from, congratulations! You have officially completed the internet.