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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.
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#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 5 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) 5 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) 5 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 5 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) 5 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
#50
Double King
#51
Found This Big Boi
#52
This Monster Of A Moo. He Looks Like He Could Walk Through 2 Feet Of Solid Steel
#53
Absolute Unit Of A Guard At Wagah Border In Pakistan (I Am 6'1'')
#54
I Literally Don’t Know Whose More Of A Unit
#55
This 6’9, 330 Pound Riot Officer In The Tulsa Pd
#57
A Collage Of Absolute Units Of The Avian World
Sian Edwards 5 years ago
The bird on the bottom right hand side has definitely got Stayin' Alive playing in the background! Look at that strut!
#58
Chunky!?? Yes. But Wow. I Know These Things Get Big...this One Is Huge! I Just Kept Thinking Of This Subreddit When I Watched It!
#59
The Original Units That Made “Horsepower” A Unit Of Measurement
Edgar Rops 5 years ago
A horse power was measured on a pit pony. Ardennes are 10 h/p each at least.
#60
This Rooster Is An Absolute Unit
#61
Absolute Unit Of A Pancake
#63
I For One Welcome Our Mutant Carrot Overlords
#64
Have A Go At This Lad, And He's Like 'See You, Outback!'
#65
Why Would You Apologize For Accurately Describing An Absolute Unit
#66
This Absolute Unit Of A Carrot
#67
Our Now 6 1/2 Month Puppy. The Vet Has Said He Is Not At All Over Weight Just Big Boned!
#68
Mushroom My Dad Found In The Forest. Egg For Scale
#69
My Dad Met Manute Bol In Sudan Before He Played In The Nba. My Dad Is 5'10"
#70
Yao Ming's Family Compared To The Average Persons Height
Neil Srivatsa 5 years ago
I don't even want to know how tall the girl will be, she's almost as tall as the pair giving the reward.
#72
Absolute Unit Of A Polar Bear
#73
Spanish Mastiff U N I T
#74
The 200 Year Old Salamander Who Thinks About Nutrients All Day
#76
Absolutely Enormous Cat Tail
XIMENA SALAZAR-LONDONO 5 years ago
looks like those feather ink pens that they had in the old days
#77
These Two Dogs....
#78
Oh Lord He Sittin'
#79
Crocodile Measuring 8.6m (28ft). Shot By A Hunter In Queensland, Australia In 1957
#80
This Absolute Unit Of A Wrench I Used
#81
This Carrot Me And My Mum Grew
#82
32mm Allen Key
#83
U/Daktush Posted A Picture Of Me Earlier And It Was Getting A Lot Of Love So Here’s Another Pic For You Guys
#84
Big Ole Boy Found On Facebook
#85
Kendrick Lamar’s Bodyguard Is An Absolute Unit
#86
This Absolute Unit Of A Rabbit Just Switched To Defense Mode
#87
This NYC Rat, Absolute Unit
#88
The President Of Poland With A Chonk Cat
#90
Old School Absolute Unit
Sian Edwards 5 years ago
I'm thinking major hypothyroidism or Prader Willi Disease (which wasn't recognised until the 1960s).
#91
The Netflix Low Budget Adaptation Of 101 Dalmatians Called '100 Dalmatians In 1'
#92
Bowl Full Of Cinnamon Toast Chonk ™
#93
Feeling Blessed To Have Witnessed This Unit In Action
#94
This Chonky Salamander We Found In The Garden
#95
Found This Chonker At The Zoo, He Seems Happy
#96
Grandma Is The Absolute Unitifier
#97
The Reason We're All Here: "Look At The Size Of This Lad. Absolute Unit."
#99
This Fat Squirrel Eating My Pumpkins
#100
Lizard Chonk
#101
This Google Tasks Guy
#102
When You Need An Absolute Unit Absolutely Dead
#103
Snek Wants Pets
#104
Absolute Oreo
#105
The Dog From Sandlot
#107
Fat Joe (Left) And Big Pun (Right). Pair Of Absolute Units.
#108
Unit Incoming
#109
It's Ok, We All Have Bad Days.
#110
Meme Shibe Has Really Let Himself Go
#111
Chonk Gets Weighed
#112
This Grouper
#113
Larger Than Any Console This Generation Or Prior, The Ps5 Is A Shelf Space-Consuming. Absolute Unit
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What do you think ?
Fred and George Weasley 5 years ago
i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
Claire Harper 5 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 5 years ago
Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Scratch 5 years ago
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
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Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
Fred and George Weasley 5 years ago
i REALLY REALLY WISH people would STOP OVERFEEDING THEIR PETS! its SO CRUEL
Claire Harper 5 years ago
I think some of these animals are actually really that big, but yes, overfeeding is a problem. 🙃
Load More Replies... The Dave 5 years ago
Maybe I'm getting old at 36, but the term "absolute unit" seems pretty stupid to me. I'm over it.
Scratch 5 years ago
Most of the phrases people love using on the internet are annoying dumb crap.
Load More Replies... Freya the Wanderer 5 years ago
I wonder how many of these pictures were 'shopped. Also, clever camera angles can make things look larger than they really are.
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