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Flex tape

A meme that arises from the exaggerated demonstrations in a Flex Tape infomercial and the subsequent online reaction to it, highlighted by JonTron's video review.

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Where it started

Flex Seal is an American brand of adhesive bonding products made by the family-owned company Swift Response in Weston, Florida. Founded on February 28, 2011, the company employs 100 people led by its pitchman and Chief Executive Officer Phil Swift. Flex Seal has become a popular internet meme due to its television advertisement demonstrations of the product in absurd and exaggerated situations, as well as Swift's enthusiasm and loud voice.

The use timeline

  1. An infomercial of the product Flex Tape. It became a meme after YouTuber JonTron made a video reviewing the infomercial.

  2. Wikidata Q54958885: Swift Response — adhesive bonding company. First recorded: 2011-02-28T00:00:00Z.

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