The Potato Salad Kickstarter meme originates from July 2014, when Zack 'Danger' Brown launched a satirical crowdfunding campaign with a modest $10 goal to make his first bowl of potato salad. The internet's collective sense of humor took over, and the campaign exploded in popularity, ultimately raising over $55,000 from more than 6,000 backers. It became a defining moment in internet culture, illustrating the power of irony and the unpredictability of viral trends. Today, the template is used to satirize the high valuations of simple ideas, the absurdity of modern tech funding, or any situation where a minor effort results in a disproportionately massive reward.