The Big Yellow Duck meme centers around the massive inflatable rubber duck sculpture created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, which first began touring the world's major waterways in 2007. While originally intended to promote a message of global harmony and playfulness, the internet quickly adopted the giant waterfowl as a symbol of absurd scale and looming, yet friendly, dominance. Memes often use the duck to represent an overwhelming force that is surprisingly wholesome, or to contrast its massive size with small, panicked onlookers. Whether it's appearing in a harbor or a city street, the Big Yellow Duck has become a staple for lighthearted humor and visual puns involving unexpected scale.