Published 18:01 IST, April 21st 2020
'Cheaper than toilet paper': Plunging oil prices trigger meme fest on Twitter
Even though the oil prices jumped back to $1.10 for barrel in a matter of few hours, netizens were quick to turn the news into a meme fest amid COVID-19 crisis.
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As the coronavirus outbreak continues to tighten its grip worldwide, for the first time in history, the oil prices in the United States plunged as low as -$37.63. Even though they jumped back to $1.10 for a barrel in a matter of few hours the global crude oil prices still remain at an all-time low. However, netizens were quick to turn the news into a meme fest. From pointing out that oil is now “cheaper than toilet paper” and "more affordable than Netflix", the internet users mocked that they are going to “buy” multiple barrels of oil. The unprecedented outbreak has severely impacted the global economy, and oil prices in the world have also reached an all-time low. Sending shock waves to world leaders, the internet users have started making memes around the incident. Here are some of the ‘Oil prices’ memes.
I would like to buy 2 barrels of oil...
— Encrypted Layman! (@freddyefaizan) April 21, 2020
keep the change #oilprice #OilCrash #Petrol pic.twitter.com/xDqO1TSplG
2020 in one sentence: A roll of toilet paper is worth more than a barrel of oil. #OilCrash #OilPrice #CrudeOil pic.twitter.com/m9U8EW3tSd
— usama sheikh (@usamasheikh02) April 20, 2020
Another Simpson's prediction comes true. #OilPrice #OilCrash pic.twitter.com/JDwgoTIelp
— BorderAthletics 🏟 (@Borderathletics) April 21, 2020
Me and my bois after buying the ₹100 crude oil..#OilCrash #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/ocBCA3AP5v
— 🌈G U M R A H (@Nonveg_ladka13) April 21, 2020
#OilPrice #crudeoil
— BekaarAadmi🚶 (@BekaarAaadmi) April 21, 2020
*After oil price drop*
Me and my friends pic.twitter.com/yT3Oo3sUoj
#النفط
— shouman (@shoumannnn) April 20, 2020
A Netflix subscription is nearly 26 times more expensive than a barrel of oil #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/gwK7ll6XBm
Pic 1 : Crude oil price before covid
— Tweetera🐦 (@DoctorrSays) April 21, 2020
Pic 2 : Crude oil price after covid#Crudeoilprice #OilPrice pic.twitter.com/9TMGQ2Lu9j
Can you feel the pain?#OilPrice #crudeoil pic.twitter.com/ZcYolkpkP2
— 𝙴𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚊 𝚁𝚘𝚢 (@EshitaRoy143) April 21, 2020
#OilPrice
— BekaarAadmi🚶 (@BekaarAaadmi) April 21, 2020
Nobody :
Oil price : pic.twitter.com/rNYZ0I7iK0
Crude oil ke rates negative hogaye hai lakhon barrel le lenge, fir uske sath wo paise bhi denge fir pic.twitter.com/SeTeRzeNz5
— Mask 🎭 (@Mr_LoLwa) April 20, 2020
"Cruide oil prices gets low"
— Aman (@humourously_urs) April 20, 2020
Me at petrol pump : pic.twitter.com/o7K4qijRyf
18:11 IST, April 21st 2020