The 'Sometimes My Genius... It's Almost Frightening' meme originates from Series 18, Episode 3 of the British motoring show Top Gear, which aired in 2012. In the scene, presenter Jeremy Clarkson utters the line while smugly admiring a makeshift log-brake he attached to his car. The meme is used sarcastically to celebrate a crude, obvious, or ultimately disastrous 'solution' to a problem. It has become a universal symbol for overconfidence, often applied to lazy DIY repairs, simple troubleshooting that feels like high-level engineering, or 'life hacks' that are more ridiculous than helpful.