The Brief: "I am speed" is a quote from Lightning McQueen in the movie Cars used to depict funny situations in which things are done unnaturally fast.

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These memes and image macros feature a captioned still of Lightning McQueen, a character from the Cars film franchise, in which he says “I am speed” to hype himself up during a race.

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In some versions, the text is edited depending on the context:

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Other variations of this meme don’t include Lightning McQueen and instead showcase the speed with which people can complete nonsensical acts:

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Memes with similar concepts feature Kyles, Spooktober, Joker, and school shootings:

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