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Published 15:48 IST, March 4th 2021

Florida man creates 'flat Tom rug' from 'Tom and Jerry', netizens can't wait to buy

A Florida artist has successfully created a Tom cat rug inspired by one of the cartoon series' episodes. See the pictures of the rug and Twitterati's reactions

Reported by: Jewelyn Fernandes
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Hanna-Barbera's Tom & Jerry has been famous among the masses for decades. The series focused on the lives of a cat named Tom and a mouse named Jerry. The two used to chase each other throughout the house they lived in. In many of their adventures, Tom would end up being blasted, shredded and even completely flattened. 

A Florida-based artist took inspiration from a popular picture of the cat being flattened and has successfully recreated a rug based on the infamous cartoon seriesThe Tom rug has gone viral since the creator posted it to his Twitter account on March 3, 2021. The creator, Nellaf took to his Twitter handle to mention that the rug is completely handmade and he is willing to sell more of the creation to potential buyers.

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Take a look at the viral flat Tom rug here:

The Tom and Jerry merchandise is inspired by one of the episodes where Tom tries to pull Jerry's tail out of a hole in a wall. Tom finds it difficult to pull as Jerry seems stronger and heavier than his usual size. When he successfully pulls out Jerry and catch him in his arms, he is shocked to see Jerry, who has grown ten times his size. He stumbles as he carries the giant Jerry and gets flattened on the stairs by Jerry's weight. The artist, Nellaf shared the video on his Twitter handle.

See the video here:

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Twitterati's reaction to the viral flat Tom rug:

Twitterati shared their views on the viral flat Tom rug. They shared funny GIFs and they desire to purchase the Tom rug for themselves. One Twitter user hilariously said that they wanted to purchase the rug but didn't even have stairs to get the effect. Other users mentioned how the rug shouldn't be placed on the stairs as it could cause serious problems like slipping and falling. 

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Nellaf took to his Twitter handle to share the massive number of Impressions that his Tweet received. The viral flat Tom rug received over 1,500,000 likes, more than 5,922,000 media engagements which totalled up to 10,200,000 total engagements in a day. The total impressions on Twitter were more than 48,868,000. 

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15:48 IST, March 4th 2021