Elon Musk‘s latest “let that sink in” tweet along with a video of himself entering Twitter’s headquarters has become the Internet’s new favorite meme!
Business Insider reports Twitter staff were notified about the Tesla owner’s visit this week, which he himself confirmed with a video that shows him carrying a bathroom sink as he walks into the office.
As Elon managed to be witty once again by recreating the ‘let that sink in’ meme in the most hilarious way, many are curious about its meaning.
‘Let that sink in’ meme explained
Although many are only learning about the meme after Elon shared his version, it has existed on the internet for a long time.
Joke Explainer notes ‘let that sink in’ is a pun that originates from the same colloquial phrase which means “take a moment to think about that so that you will be able to understand it.”
The meme, when literally translated, means allowing a sink inside.
The original meme is a picture of a sink at the entrance of a door with the caption “let that sink in”.
Elon Musk’s pun is too funny
On Wednesday, October 26th, days before the deadline to close his deal with Twitter, Elon left his followers in splits by sharing the video of his entrance at the headquarters in San Francisco.
The short clip shows him walking into the Twitter office while carrying a sink as he’s heard talking to someone on the camera.
He captioned it: “Entering Twitter HQ – let that sink in!”
Underneath the video, he wrote in a comment: “Meeting a lot of cool people at Twitter today!”
The Tesla owner has also updated his Twitter bio to “Chief Twit”, leaving many wondering about the status of the finalization of his deal with Twitter.
Twitter reacts with funny memes
Elon’s tweet has resulted in a plethora of memes as Twitter users are praising his sense of humor, which never fails to amuse us.
Where do you find yourself?
When you finally see the reference
Give it some time to sink in!
Did you get the joke yet?
It never gets old…
