This is a panel and exploitable meme that involves and shows a human brain getting bigger and the brain lighting up more to show it. (More information shown below)
About[]
The meme usually has the brain getting brighter or bigger the smarter the decision is. The images on this page show examples and the origin of them as due to it being an exploitable Image Macro they are easy and simple to make. Galaxy Brain, also known as Expanding Brain, is a multi-panel exploitable image series comparing the brain size of a person relative to other variables. Though the expanding brain is usually implied to showcase intellectual superiority over various objects, it is more often used in an ironic sense to imply the opposite, where objects of derision are implied to be of higher standard than objects that are usually highly regarded. For example, when used with Whomst, a person who uses "who" will be shown with the smallest brain, while a person who uses the most ridiculous variation, i.e. "whomst'd've", will be shown with the largest brain.
Origin[]
This meme originated as part of the "Whomst" meme (which is shown on the gallery of this page below) where the left column was derivations of the word "Who" were paired with increasingly elaborate pictures of brains depending on how intense the "who" variation was. One of the most popular early examples was posted to /r/dankmemes on Reddit on January 31st, 2017 by janskishimanski [1] in a post that gained nearly 1,200 upvotes.
Spread[]
As "whomst" variations on the Expanding Brain template grew more elaborate and more popular too, other subjects were applied to Expanding Brain, such as video games and politics. Expanding Brain variations continued appearing on /r/dankmemes and /r/MemeEconomy throughout the month of February.
