The 'Mike Pence Do Not Touch' meme originated in July 2017 during a visit by the then-Vice President to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Photographer Mike Brown captured Pence placing his hand directly on a piece of Orion spacecraft hardware right beneath a clear 'DO NOT TOUCH' warning sign. The image immediately went viral on Twitter and Reddit, symbolizing blatant disregard for rules, the irresistible urge to touch forbidden things, or simply an awkward moment of curiosity. Pence later joked that Senator Marco Rubio dared him to do it, but the image remains a gold standard for memes about doing exactly what you are told not to do.