Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning is a surreal meta-horror game released in 2018 by Micah McGonigal that parodies low-budget educational titles from the 1990s. The game gained viral fame through Let's Play videos on YouTube, where viewers were captivated by its unsettling atmosphere and the character Baldi, who relentlessly pursues the player with a wooden ruler whenever they fail a math problem. Memes often focus on Baldi’s distorted facial expressions, the 'No Running in the Halls' rule, or the sheer terror of hearing the rhythmic slapping sound of the ruler. It serves as a humorous yet creepy way to express anxiety about academic performance, strict authority figures, or the nostalgic absurdity of early CGI graphics.