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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I can't find anything that says it's not considered fire if it's not burning with oxygen, just that a fuel needs to be oxidizing and combusting, and the definition of oxidation has expanded so it doesn't necessarily require actual oxygen anymore (even though that's how the word originated).

Here's a neat clip I found of hydrogen-chlorine fire.