The internet was created so that ideas could be instantly transferred from one person to another, even if they are on opposite sides of the earth.
It was thought the web could improve human intelligence and help people understand one another on a deeper level.
But the social media trend Challenge Accepted proves that poking fun at the world through hilarious images and sarcastic memes is a lot more fun.
Crap situation! Challenge Accepted is a social media trend where users poke fun at the world through hilarious images and sarcastic captions
Are you fielding brave? The challenge makes jokes out of being told what to do by society. Above is a man-made upload showing a fence in the countryside with the warning, ‘Do not cross this field… unless you can do it in nine seconds because the bull can do it in ten’
Try not to panic…: This image, uploaded by a social media user, makes fun of a nightmare situation nobody wants to find themselves in
Some of the best images are those taken through chance encounters. Above, one user has interpreted these road markings as a bike tightrope challenge
The tongue-in-cheek trend sees internet users share photos of everyday situations that can’t fail to bring out people’s competitive streak – and the results are pretty creative.
Some of the posts are staged by the creator, like an image of a toilet seat with a sheet of cardboard wedged between the loo lid with a small cut-out hole.
Other man-made uploads include a fence in the countryside with the warning ‘Do not cross this field… unless you can do it in nine seconds because the bull can do it in ten’.
Oh burger off: Above, an image taken from hit US television series Man V. Food shows host Adam Richman, left, making ‘the absolutely ridiculous burger’ as it was dubbed in the show. The image was turned into a meme with the Challenge Accepted caption
Some of the truly hilarious images are the coincidental photos, caught by users through chance encounters, that are then spun into memes by adding the simple caption ‘Challenge Accepted’. Above, it is implied the user will attempt to ‘do both at the same time’
The caption ‘Challenge Accepted’ implies the driver literally thought he could drive through the pharmacy, making light of an otherwise negative situation
But some of the truly hilarious images are coincidental pictures, caught by users through chance encounters, that are then spun into memes by adding the simple caption ‘Challenge Accepted’.
One image shows a car smashing into a brick wall on the side of a building.
Ironically the accident happened on the side of a pharmacy shop with the writing ‘Drive-Thru/pharmacy’.
The caption Challenge Accepted implies the driver literally thought he could drive through it, making light of an otherwise negative situation.
Social media users use memes to make fun of well-known quotes and spin them for comedy value. The juxtaposition of the two images above turn a serious expression into something funny
Staged: A band of rockers defy the warning signs that read ‘No rock trucks’ and ‘Weight limit 12 tons’. The smug meme says ‘Don’t challenge rock n’ roll’
Don’t be a scaredy cat! Some of the funniest memes online are ones which include animals. Above a ginger cat stares at a huge ball of wool and considers the challenge
You’ve got to be kitten me: The compilation of the two images implies the cat on the left ate the watermelon whole
Challenge accepted began as a catchphrase for the character Barney Stinson in the television sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
The earliest instance of Stinson uttering the phrase can be heard in episode six of season two where the character announces his intention to seduce an older woman.
The episode originally aired on October 23, 2006.
Defying warning signs is one of the more popular examples of the Challenge Accepted trend
This baby crock appears to be posing for the camera while balancing a stack of golden hooped cereal on its head
It won’t end well: One user uploaded an image of a warning sign telling drivers if they hit the sign they’ll hit the bridge
Now that’s a challenge! This sign challenges people to race the guard dog, but you better be quicker than three seconds
Challenge accepted is an expression used to indicate that the speaker is willing to attempt a difficult task.
The phrase originated as a rage comic character illustrated as a stubborn stick figure with crossed arms and a smug facial expression.
The earliest known instances of the the rage comic character were posted in a thread in a fitness forum in 2010.
The phrase originated as a rage comic character illustrated as a stubborn stick figure with crossed arms and a smug facial expression. Source: knowyourmeme
The earliest known instances of the the rage comic character were posted in a thread in a fitness forum in 2010. Above the cardboard cutout looks like a game to the photographer
He’ll be tyred: A workman attempts to pump up a tyre almost twice the size of him with what looks like a bike pump
One social media user is willing to challenge the ‘inedible’ claim made by the owners of this lorry
The famous words everyone who has ever went to college or university has heard a million times. But despite stressful nights in the library nobody ever learns. Above, the meme shows the person accepting the challenge regardless
Some of the images poke fun at society telling people what to do.
For instance one user uploaded an image of a warning sign telling drivers not to go underneath a bridge, while another shows a urinal with six small holes in it warning gents not to pee in the toilet.
Both users clearly saw these warnings as a challenge they were willing to take.
Others poke fun at our bad habits – like leaving school and university assignments until the very last minute.
Putting it all on the table: This might be the longest table football machine in the world but that doesn’t deter the photographer from playing on it
Many of the memes poke fun at society telling people what to do. The above sign was too good to turn down for one user
When there’s a will there’s a way: Being told you can’t do something makes people want to do it more… like the guy above
The tongue-in-cheek trend sees internet users share photos of everyday situations that can’t fail to bring out people’s competitive streak – and the results are pretty creative. Above a girl posted her challenge to Snapchat for everyone to see
The height of stupidity! A car can be seen flying over a massive bridge in operation. The sign reads ‘go ahead you can make it’
Some are clever, some are crude and some are plain dumb but the Challenge Accepted memes are undeniably funny and popular
One photo reads ‘This isn’t an assignment that you can do the night before’.
Those are famous words everyone who has ever went to college or university has heard a million times, but despite stressful nights in the library we never learn.
The meme shows the person accepting the challenge regardless.