This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years

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"This Little Maneuver's Gonna Cost Us 51 Years" is a memorable quote uttered by the character Cooper in the 2014 science fiction film Interstellar. A screenshot of Cooper saying the line has been used in a series of reaction image macro to express great consequence.

Origin

On November 7th, 2014, Warner Bros. studios released the science fiction film Interstellar in the United States.^[1] In the film, the crew attempts to make up for a lack of fuel by using the blackhole Gargantua as a slingshot. However, due to how time occurs near a supermassive black hole "the Gargantua," Cooper (portrayed by Matthew McConaughey) tells the crew that it will cost them 51 years on Earth. He says, "Well, this little maneuver is gonna cost us 51 years!"

The earliest known usage of the scene as a meme was published on May 28th, 2019 by Redditor ^[2] BrodoFratgins. The post features the caption "Me: *turns off interstate to get gas*." The post received more than 19,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than one year (shown below).

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Later that year, the image continued to appear in memes on Reddit. On October 31st, 2019, Redditor^[3] HanSwolo666 shared a variation with the caption "When your mom meets a friend at the supermarket." The post received more than 26,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than four months (shown below, left).

Weeks later, on November 16th, Redditor^[4] gmazzia shared a version with the caption "When you close your eyes for 5 seconds after the alarm goes off." The post received more than 22,000 points (99% upvoted) in less than three months (shown below, center).

The following year, Redditor^[5] KettlesClan shared a variation with the caption "When you have slow internet and click the wrong link." The post received more than 34,000 points (98% upvoted) in less than one month (shown below, right).

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