![This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years matthew mcconaughey as cooper in an astronaut suit in a space craft in the film interstellar.
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This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years
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About
"This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Cooper in the 2014 science fiction film Interstellar. A screenshot of Cooper saying the line has been used in a series of reaction image macro to express great consequence.
Origin
On November 7th, 2014, Warner Bros. studios released the science fiction film Interstellar in the United States.[1] In the film, the crew attempts to make up for a lack of fuel by using the blackhole Gargantua as a slingshot. However, due to how time occurs near a supermassive black hole "the Gargantua," Cooper (portrayed by Matthew McConaughey) tells the crew that it will cost them 51 years on Earth. He says, "Well, this little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years!"
The earliest known usage of the scene as a meme was published on May 28th, 2019 by Redditor [2] BrodoFratgins. The post features the caption "Me: *turns off interstate to get gas*." The post received more than 19,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than one year (shown below).
![Me turns off interstate to get gas Me: *turns off interstate to get gas* My GPS: /u/BrodoFratgins This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/734/654/fb2.jpg)
Spread
Later that year, the image continued to appear in memes on Reddit. On October 31st, 2019, Redditor[3] HanSwolo666 shared a variation with the caption "When your mom meets a friend at the supermarket." The post received more than 26,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than four months (shown below, left).
Weeks later, on November 16th, Redditor[4] gmazzia shared a version with the caption "When you close your eyes for 5 seconds after the alarm goes off." The post received more than 22,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than three months (shown below, center).
The following year, Redditor[5] KettlesClan shared a variation with the caption "When you have slow internet and click the wrong link." The post received more than 34,000 points (98% upvoted) in less than one month (shown below, right).
![Fucki hell no | /r/memes When your mom meets a friend at the supermarket This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/624/426/438.jpg)
![You don't need to wake up if you don't sleep at all | /r/dankmemes When you close your eyes for 5 seconds after the alarm goes off Well, this little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/641/437/e4f.png)
![When you have slow internet and click the wrong link When you have slow internet and click the wrong link: This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/734/657/c92.jpg)
Various Examples
![And the windows updates kick in at the same time | /r/memes When you click on Restart instead of Shut Down TST This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/708/691/07e.jpg)
![Might as well read the comments | /r/dankmemes When you miss the upvote button and load into the post u/zac-maniae This little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/709/391/b53.jpg)
![Ah s---, here we go again | /r/dankmemes When your mom is finally about to leave the store but you accidentally point out one of her friends This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years Limgflip.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/709/619/5c1.jpg)
![An s--- here we go again | /r/memes when you accidentally hit the refresh button on internet explorer u/zioo00 This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/712/401/689.jpg)
![That's a no-no | /r/dankmemes Dads when they have to stop on a road trip because someoné has to pee 1ST This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/712/972/95b.jpg)
![me snapping a bolt while wokring on my car Me snapping a bolt while working on my car This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/734/699/f8b.png)
Templates
![template 2 This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/734/670/95a.jpg)
![template 1 This little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/734/672/7a0.jpg)
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