The 'Amber Lamps' meme originated from a 2010 viral video titled 'Epic Beard Man,' which captured a physical confrontation between two passengers on an AC Transit bus in Oakland, California. While Thomas Bruso (the Beard Man) and a younger man engaged in a heated and eventually violent altercation, a young woman in a white dress sat nearby, appearing remarkably calm and focused on her phone. Viewers quickly nicknamed her 'Amber Lamps,' a monophonic pun on 'ambulance,' referencing the lyrics to the song 'Black Betty.' The meme highlights the absurdity of internet fame, focusing on an accidental witness to a chaotic event who became a symbol of stoicism—or perhaps just extreme indifference—during a viral brawl.