AboutWhat does the meme depict?
The 'Indestructible Nokia 3310' meme humorously exaggerates the durability and weight of Nokia's 3000 series mobile phones, particularly the Nokia 3310. Typically presented in image macros, these memes depict the phone as an exceptionally powerful or destructive force, sometimes suggesting it could withstand or cause extraordinary damage, akin to mythic or supernatural objects.
OriginWho did it first?
The meme emerged from a Reddit post titled 'The Terminator of cellphones' on December 4th, 2011, in the /r/geek subreddit. It featured an image of a Nokia 1100 phone humorously claimed to be destructible only by the fires of Mordor, a location from The Lord of the Rings. Furthering the theme, a user named TheBasilisk responded by posting a photo of a Nokia 3310, referring to it as 'the Witch King,' a powerful character from the same fantasy series. The Nokia 3310 itself, released in the year 2000, became one of the best-selling phones, with Nokia claiming sales of 136 million units.[1]
Origin: 2011