The clip circulates as a short reaction sound rather than as a line tied to one famous scene, which is part of why it travels so easily between formats. Creators use the repeated question as a quick stand-in for confusion, dropping it over gameplay moments, street interviews, animal videos, and edits where something does not add up. Its brevity makes it easy to layer over music or dialogue without derailing the scene, and because the phrase is understandable, it works even for viewers watching without context. That reusable curiosity keeps it in rotation across short-form video and meme edits.
About this sound
A voice clip repeating what's that, what's that in a curious, surprised tone, used as a reaction sound when something unexpected appears in videos and memes.
This is a brief, punchy voice clip built around one repeated question, asked twice in quick succession with rising curiosity. The speaker sounds caught off guard, as if they have just noticed something strange, funny, or out of place, and the repetition makes the confusion feel bigger than a single question would. Because it is only a couple of seconds long, it lands instantly and cuts through background noise without explaining anything. Viewers hear the bewilderment before they see the punchline, which makes the reveal feel funnier and more surprising, especially when the thing being reacted to is deliberately absurd, unexpected, or hard to believe at first glance.