North Korea’s rocket fails, the memes roll in

You could sense a nervous tingle as North Korea announced plans to send a rocket into space. Was it real, or just a front for deploying intercontinental nuclear missiles?

Then one of the world’s most isolated nations invited foreign press in for the launch. It was hoping to show off in a big way. It all suddenly seemed legit and, for some, a little more frightening.

Then the whole thing blew apart less than a minute after take-off. While some breathed a sigh of relief, the web went into meme mode.

Some poked fun at the country’s fearless leader:

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The Death Star’s PR department detected a presence in the force at the event:

BREAKING: North Korea’s rocket has failed. Farm boy in X-Wing spotted fleeing scene. #StarWars

— Death Star PR (@DeathStarPR) April 13, 2012

A number of meme favourites came out, including:

Conspiracy Keaunu

Texts from Hillary

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Ragefaces

There was even a dig at Windows XP:

Unsurprisingly (although somewhat disappointingly) there doesn’t appear to be any video of the launch failing.