The explosion comes from Minecraft, the block-building sandbox game from Mojang that became a global gaming phenomenon after its full release in 2011. Its TNT blasts and creeper explosions are among the game's most recognisable sounds, and clips of them spread widely through YouTube gameplay videos, edits and memes. Russian-speaking players also search for it as Майнкрафт взрыв, which reflects how widely the sound is reused outside English-language content. It remains popular because gamers recognise it instantly and it adds instant drama to fails, pranks and montages.