Bill Nye the Science Guy, the PBS science series that aired in the 1990s, made lab safety a running gag, with Nye constantly reminding viewers to wear safety glasses. Clips of his energetic delivery became a staple of classroom nostalgia and internet meme culture in the 2010s, shared as reaction sounds and short remixes. This particular snippet circulates on soundboards as a shorthand for abandoning caution. Its staying power comes from instant recognition: two seconds of Nye is enough to frame whatever follows as a deliberately bad idea.