Online, the clip is used as part of the wider be like meme format, where a short exaggerated sound sums up how something behaves under pressure. For PCs, that pressure is heat and workload, so creators pair the fan noise with footage of demanding games, dusty desktops, laptops on beds or settings turned to maximum. It spread through gaming edits, stream highlights and short form videos because no explanation is needed. The joke still works today because loud fans remain a shared frustration for anyone with an ageing or overworked computer.