Panorama Fails emerged alongside the rise of smartphone photography, specifically the panorama feature which stitches multiple images together in real-time. When subjects move during the camera sweep, the software creates nightmarish yet hilarious distortions—resulting in dogs with twenty legs, people with two heads, or impossibly long limousines. These accidental 'glitch art' pieces became a staple on platforms like Reddit and Tumblr, where users celebrate the uncanny and absurd results of technology failing to capture reality accurately. The meme is typically used to mock the creepy results of bad timing or to create 'eldritch horror' versions of everyday pets.