![Sometimes My Genius... It's Almost Frightening Sometimes My Genius...It's Almost Frightening meme | Top Gear star and host jeremy clarkson wearing a seat belt and holding a steering wheel wearing a dark shirt with the subtitle Sometimes My Genius...It's Almost Frightening](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/mobile/000/032/704/clarkson.jpg)
Sometimes My Genius... It's Almost Frightening
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About
"Sometimes My Genius…It's Almost Frightening" is a memorable quote uttered by television host Jeremy Clarkson on an episode of the British television series Top Gear.
Origin
On March 10th, 2013, the episode "Africa Special: Part 2" of Top Gear aired.[1] In the episode, Clarkson ties a log to the rear of his car as a make-shift handbrake. Commenting on the success of the device, Clarkson said, "Sometimes my genius…it's almost frightening" (clip below).
On March 11th, 2013, Tumblr[2] user purveyor-of-sin shared a GIF story of the scene with the caption, "Sometimes my genius is frightening." The post received more than 2,300 notes in less than seven years (shown below).
![Sometimes my genius purveyor-of-sin Follow So i've fitted this log at the back. When you want to start on a hilI you let the car roll back onto it. use it as a wedge and set off easily. It's simple, it's elegant, it's brilliant. O discovered hill starts are difficult. I can't ride the clutch and I can't use the handbrake Oh yes! So there we are, hill starting solved! Sometimes my aenius is frightening. sol decided to test mynew handbrake. Ohmygodi. "Sometimes my genius is frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/842/2b8.png)
Spread
One of the earliest uses of the image as a meme was published in a GIF story by Tumblr[3] user somesayhowhardcanitbe on November 13th, 2014. The post received more than 250 notes in six years (shown below, left).
On April 12th, 2019, Redditor [4] Doses_of_Happiness posted a template of the image as a reaction image macro in the /r/InsiderMemeTrading subreddit. The post received more than 560 points (99% upvoted) in less than one year (shown below, center).
Later that year, on September 6th, 2019, Redditor[5] Chubbz17 shared a variation with the caption "You're piloting a bone mech that's using meat armor." The post received more than 20,000 points (96% upvoted) and 100 comments in less than one year (shown below, right).
![Sometimes GIF Sometimes my genius - it's almost frightening.](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![Template 1 Sometimes, my genius is.it's almost frightening.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/848/eaa.jpg)
![you're piloting a bone mech that's using meat armor 6h You don't have a skeleton inside you. You're a brain. You are inside a skeleton. You're piloting a bone mech that's using meat armor. 60 "Sometimes my genius is.. it's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/849/e11.jpg)
Various Examples
![Next time I step on a lego Next time I step on Lego, I will simply get taller. I'm a bloody genius. "Sometimes my genius is.. it's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/851/851.png)
![Titantic 2 Titanic 2 will set sail on the original route on 2022 The man who designed the ship Passengers "Sometimes my genius is.it's almost frightening" Titanic waiting for some company Iceberg that sunk the original](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/852/a50.jpg)
![Cause of london fire cause of the great london fire MAPS VIDEOS ALL NEWS IMAGES SHOPPING Great Fire of London / Cause Fire "Sometimes my genius is... it's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/853/416.jpg)
![you get 100 every time you're reejected for anything Posted by u 7h You get 100$ every time you're rejected for anything (dating, money, favors). What do you do to make money? Discussion 9.1k Award 2.5k Share BEST COMMENTS - 3 2 Awards Ask random people for $100. Either they'll give me $100, or they won't, meaning I'll get $100. Reply 15.1k "Sometimes my genius is.. it's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/854/4c9.jpg)
![somebody tried to tel me there was 50 states in america y+ Somebody Tried To Tell Me There Was 50 States In America. Nuh Uh Cause The Scientists Found Out That Pluto Dont Exist. We Got 49 Dumbass. "Sometimes my genius is. t's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/855/38b.jpg)
![6+9=15 6x9=54 6+9=15 54+15=69 Therefore 6x9+6+9%3D69 "Sometimes my genius is.. it's almost frightening"](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/857/709.png)
Templates
![Template 1 Sometimes, my genius is.it's almost frightening.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/848/eaa.jpg)
![template 2](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/731/860/8d3.jpg)
Search Interest
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External References
[1] Fandom – Africa Special
[2] Tumblr – purveyor-of-sin's Post
[3] Tumblr – somesayhowhardcanitbe's Post
[4] Reddit – /r/InsiderMemeTrading
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