De Mol is the Flemish adaptation of the reality format The Mole, in which contestants complete challenges while trying to identify the saboteur hidden among them. Elimination rounds are central to the format, because the player with the lowest score on a quiz about the Mole leaves the game. The wooden tapping heard here comes from that tense moment of reckoning, and short clips from it now circulate on soundboards for creators who want a recognisable reality TV cue without using dialogue. Its appeal is that it signals an elimination instantly, even to viewers who do not follow the show.