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'''What's Wrong?''' or '''What's wrong with this image?''' is an infamous internet [[screamer]] created by Jaybill McCarthy, originally hosted on his personal website "Jaybill" in early 2002, (possibly late 2001).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020317063912/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=49</ref> Many copies have since | '''What's Wrong?''' or '''What's wrong with this image?''' is an infamous internet [[screamer]] created by Jaybill McCarthy, originally hosted on his personal website "Jaybill" in early 2002, (possibly late 2001).<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020317063912/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=49</ref> Many copies have since appeared on the internet, and it is an example of early e-mail chainletter pranks. | ||
==Content== | ==Content== | ||
The animation itself disguises as a normal stock photo of a dining room | The animation itself disguises as a normal stock photo of a dining room; depicting an open window, table, chairs, paintings, and flowers. The viewer is then asked to find something wrong in it, however, there are no actual errors in the picture itself. After about 30 seconds, the screen cuts to a monochromatic photo of an eyeless woman with a wide mouth, accompanied by audio of a man screaming. The animation repeats afterward, | ||
The [[screamer]] face itself | The [[screamer]] face itself originates from gettyimages<ref>https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/young-woman-screaming-close-up-royalty-free-image/BD4381-001</ref>, and was created by stock photographer 'Gandee Vasan' in 1998 as a stock photo inspired by "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. This stock image was also used (albeit heavily edited) for the 2001 movie "Maniacts." | ||
Jaybill himself doctored the original stock photo into it's infamous screamer form associated with this prank.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020716184225/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=57</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
<blockquote><u>NOTE</u>: This section is about the histories (and the rise) of WWWTP.</blockquote>The Screamer gained traction rather quickly, with 5,000 page views an hour (6 million per month) shortly after it's release.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020609145230/http://jaybill.com:80/article.php?articleID=82</ref> Ironicially, many viewers did not get the "joke" the first time... so | <blockquote><u>NOTE</u>: This section is about the histories (and the rise) of WWWTP.</blockquote>The Screamer gained traction rather quickly, with 5,000 page views an hour (6 million per month) shortly after it's release.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020609145230/http://jaybill.com:80/article.php?articleID=82</ref> Ironicially, many viewers did not get the "joke" the first time... so Jaybill made an alternate version of the screamer titled the "observationally impaired" edition. This version added a bunch of text pointing out all the things it wasn't, then would warn the viewer the scare was coming with big arrows saying "this is it! this is what is wrong! the original image was just to deceive you!"<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020802050810/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=79</ref> | ||
In February 2002 | In February 2002 Funshack released their own [[screamer]], which featured a living room and the need to figure out what's wrong with it; after 10 seconds, a mouse (from Liquid Generation's [[Optical Illusion]]) appears with a shriek.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070704220607/http://www.funshack.com/scary.html</ref> A Spanish version of the original was released in March 2002 by Jaca101 on the website Jaca101.com.<ref>web.archive.org/web/20020329184718oe_/jaca101.com/efectooptico.swf</ref> Another comparable version also exists, but there are no links to it, though ScreamerCentral uses the .swf file as a showcase video for “What's Wrong?”, which can be accessed here.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXWOti9M3ek</ref> [[Liquid Generation]] made a series of WWWTP in April 2002, only 3 animations were made altogether. from April to December, many copies began to appear, though most of them were deleted. | ||
Weasel Circus also created their own version of WWWTP in 2003, in 2009 Amendia uploaded a [[YouTube]] video which have reached over 1.7 million views, WikiHow also used the [[screamer]] as a reference to “Internet Screamers”.<ref>WikiHow's "[https://www.wikihow.com/Recognize-an-Internet-%22Screamer%22-Video Recognize an Internet Screamer Video]"</ref> though many [[screamers]] like this began to appear, but they aren’t well-known in the new era. | Weasel Circus also created their own version of WWWTP in 2003, in 2009 Amendia uploaded a [[YouTube]] video which have reached over 1.7 million views, WikiHow also used the [[screamer]] as a reference to “Internet Screamers”.<ref>WikiHow's "[https://www.wikihow.com/Recognize-an-Internet-%22Screamer%22-Video Recognize an Internet Screamer Video]"</ref> though many [[screamers]] like this began to appear, but they aren’t well-known in the new era. | ||
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The animation has been reuploaded on multiple websites including YouTube, where it has gained many views. The screamer has also been featured on TV shows like America's Funniest Home Videos (also used there as a substitute screamer for Regan MacNiel in [[The Maze]]). Screamers of this kind became more and more popular as they began to circulate on the Internet. A few more examples of this are [[What's wrong with this picture?]], [[Zoeken]], [[Forest-wmv]] and [[Basement Ghost]]. | The animation has been reuploaded on multiple websites including YouTube, where it has gained many views. The screamer has also been featured on TV shows like America's Funniest Home Videos (also used there as a substitute screamer for Regan MacNiel in [[The Maze]]). Screamers of this kind became more and more popular as they began to circulate on the Internet. A few more examples of this are [[What's wrong with this picture?]], [[Zoeken]], [[Forest-wmv]] and [[Basement Ghost]]. | ||
Interestingly enough, the very *first* screamer reaction video on the internet may have originated alongside this screamer. Jaybill posted an article on his website in mid 2002 of a video sent to him from a subject reacting to | Interestingly enough, the very *first* screamer reaction video on the internet may have originated alongside this screamer. Jaybill posted an article on his website in mid 2002 of a video sent to him from a subject reacting to this screamer. The subject/victim of the video is named "Jose."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20020609151218/http://jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=94</ref> | ||
=='''References'''== | =='''References'''== | ||
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What's Wrong? or What's wrong with this image? is an infamous internet screamer created by Jaybill McCarthy, originally hosted on his personal website "Jaybill" in early 2002, (possibly late 2001).[1] Many copies have since appeared on the internet, and it is an example of early e-mail chainletter pranks.
Content
The animation itself disguises as a normal stock photo of a dining room; depicting an open window, table, chairs, paintings, and flowers. The viewer is then asked to find something wrong in it, however, there are no actual errors in the picture itself. After about 30 seconds, the screen cuts to a monochromatic photo of an eyeless woman with a wide mouth, accompanied by audio of a man screaming. The animation repeats afterward,
The screamer face itself originates from gettyimages[2], and was created by stock photographer 'Gandee Vasan' in 1998 as a stock photo inspired by "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. This stock image was also used (albeit heavily edited) for the 2001 movie "Maniacts."
Jaybill himself doctored the original stock photo into it's infamous screamer form associated with this prank.[3]
History
NOTE: This section is about the histories (and the rise) of WWWTP.
The Screamer gained traction rather quickly, with 5,000 page views an hour (6 million per month) shortly after it's release.[4] Ironicially, many viewers did not get the "joke" the first time... so Jaybill made an alternate version of the screamer titled the "observationally impaired" edition. This version added a bunch of text pointing out all the things it wasn't, then would warn the viewer the scare was coming with big arrows saying "this is it! this is what is wrong! the original image was just to deceive you!"[5]
In February 2002 Funshack released their own screamer, which featured a living room and the need to figure out what's wrong with it; after 10 seconds, a mouse (from Liquid Generation's Optical Illusion) appears with a shriek.[6] A Spanish version of the original was released in March 2002 by Jaca101 on the website Jaca101.com.[7] Another comparable version also exists, but there are no links to it, though ScreamerCentral uses the .swf file as a showcase video for “What's Wrong?”, which can be accessed here.[8] Liquid Generation made a series of WWWTP in April 2002, only 3 animations were made altogether. from April to December, many copies began to appear, though most of them were deleted.
Weasel Circus also created their own version of WWWTP in 2003, in 2009 Amendia uploaded a YouTube video which have reached over 1.7 million views, WikiHow also used the screamer as a reference to “Internet Screamers”.[9] though many screamers like this began to appear, but they aren’t well-known in the new era.
Impact
The animation has been reuploaded on multiple websites including YouTube, where it has gained many views. The screamer has also been featured on TV shows like America's Funniest Home Videos (also used there as a substitute screamer for Regan MacNiel in The Maze). Screamers of this kind became more and more popular as they began to circulate on the Internet. A few more examples of this are What's wrong with this picture?, Zoeken, Forest-wmv and Basement Ghost.
Interestingly enough, the very *first* screamer reaction video on the internet may have originated alongside this screamer. Jaybill posted an article on his website in mid 2002 of a video sent to him from a subject reacting to this screamer. The subject/victim of the video is named "Jose."[10]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020317063912/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=49
- ↑ https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/young-woman-screaming-close-up-royalty-free-image/BD4381-001
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020716184225/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=57
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020609145230/http://jaybill.com:80/article.php?articleID=82
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020802050810/http://www.jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=79
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20070704220607/http://www.funshack.com/scary.html
- ↑ web.archive.org/web/20020329184718oe_/jaca101.com/efectooptico.swf
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXWOti9M3ek
- ↑ WikiHow's "Recognize an Internet Screamer Video"
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20020609151218/http://jaybill.com/article.php?articleID=94
Links
NOTE: The following animation contains a screamer!
- tekzoned.com/whatswrong/
- Raw .swf:
winterrowd.com/whatswrong/whats-wrong.swf - Rum Design .swf Archive: web.archive.org/web/20050514064626/rumdesign.com/wrong/wrong.swf
winterrowd.com/whatswrong- Raw .swf from TekZoned: tekzoned.com/whatswrong/whatswrong.swf
- Showcase Video: youtube.com/watch?v=f0VXgx1tegk
- Where the face is used in The Maze instead of Regan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZKZa9bwhnA&t=27s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWKuearEGfE
