With no credited creator or clear source work attached to it, this clip spread simply as a generic annoying sound shared on soundboards and in short meme videos. Its appeal is practical rather than musical, because a few seconds of grating noise can signal irritation, trolling, or a joke going too far without any dialogue. People repost it for pranks, classroom jokes, and edits where the punchline is that everyone wants it to stop, which keeps the sound in regular circulation online.