The Cyril Schreiner Orbeez Flood meme stems from a viral video series posted in February 2020 by French YouTuber Cyril Schreiner. In the video, Cyril attempts a stunt by filling his bathtub with thousands of water-absorbent Orbeez, only to find that they won't drain, eventually leading to a chaotic situation where the beads supposedly backed up into his toilet and neighborhood pipes. While some aspects of the sewage system failure were later revealed to be staged, the image of Cyril standing amidst a sea of colorful beads became an internet sensation. It is commonly used to represent situations where a small, seemingly fun idea spirals into an uncontrollable disaster or to poke fun at the lengths influencers go to for clout.