I Am Speed
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Tags: cars, lightning mcqueen, image macro, jeibest, serioussoldier, yetty_mcgreedy,
![I Am Speed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/028/987/lightningspeed.jpg)
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About
I Am Speed is a memorable quote from the film franchise Cars uttered by the character Lightning McQueen as a mantra to provide confidence during a race. A screencap from the film is often used as the punchline in an image macro series popularized on /r/dankmemes.
Origin
In the Cars franchise, the character Lightning McQueen often repeats the phrase "I am speed" to himself to gain confidence to compete in a race. On May 26th, 2006, Cars was released, which was promoted with an image of McQueen driving around a race track while smirking (shown below, left).
![Lightning Mcqueen racing](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/129/96d.jpg)
On March 18th, 2019, Redditor jeIbest submitted an image macro using the image along with a text blackout joke about peeing in the bathroom (shown below). Within 48 hours, the post gained over 26,800 points (98% upvoted) and 140 comments on /r/dankmemes.[1]
![When your mom asks you why you were in the bathroom for 46 minutes when your mom asks you why you were in the bathroom for 46 minutes peed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/131/470.png)
Spread
The following day, Redditor SeriousSoldier uploaded the image with a caption about downloading games on Steam to /r/dankmemes[2] (shown below, left). Meanwhile, Redditor Yetty_McGreedy posted a text blackout version about eating a hamster in class to /r/dankmemes[3] (shown below, right).
![When your downloads jump from 10 minutes to 3 years downloads jum When your p from 10 minutes to 3 years l am Steam](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/132/b6b.png)
![When your teacher asks who ate the class hamster during recess When your teacher asks who ate the class hamster during recess](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/133/5ec.jpg)
Various Examples
![When you have a 3 hour exam When you have a 3 hour exam and you return your paper in 5 minutes because you only knew your name I am stupid](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/140/310.jpg)
![When you successfully type /gamermode 1 while you are falling in minecraft When you successfully type /gamemode 1 while you are falling in minecraft am speed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/138/5e5.jpg)
![When the puzzle said 2-4 years but you completed it in 3 months When the puzzle said 2-4 years but you completed it in 3 months I am speed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/134/98a.jpg)
![I am fjast MESSAGES 1m ago Insecurity I will always be apart of you Press for more MESSAGES 6m ago Anxiety I wonder what could go wrong MESSAGES 6m ago Scandinavian Lightning McQueen I am fiäst](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/141/3c4.jpg)
![Markiplier E @freshan am e](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/136/d64.jpg)
![When you do 20 grams of meth in under 10 minutes When you do 20 grams of meth in under 10 minutes I am speed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/473/139/88d.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
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Tags: cars, lightning mcqueen, image macro, jeibest, serioussoldier, yetty_mcgreedy,
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