The image immediately captivated the imagination of netizens around the world, prompting the barrage of jokes, japes and humorous speculations.
Orb is Bro spelled backwards pic.twitter.com/EGnRBo0LhV
— Clara Jeffery (@ClaraJeffery) 22 мая 2017 г.
"The Saudi's had an orb."
— Paul Danahar (@pdanahar) 22 мая 2017 г.
"Sorry, Mr President." pic.twitter.com/BjLZcxrDbK
I like this one guy who got the warning not to look directly at the orb, lest his face melt like in Raiders of the Lost Ark. pic.twitter.com/nI4um3KVhP
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) 22 мая 2017 г.
trump 100% made a wish when he touched the orb pic.twitter.com/S0TlxgxtBY
— KRANG T. NELSON (@KrangTNelson) 21 мая 2017 г.
I've thought about it for a few minutes and I'd be okay joining a meme-based cult that worships the glowing orb
— Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) 21 мая 2017 г.
When you've accepted a necklace from a man, touched his orb, and sold him 100 billion dollars of arms, you're basically married.
— Sandra Newman (@sannewman) 21 мая 2017 г.
big deal some guys put their hands on a glowing orb it's not like they're going to get super powers oh my god this is how space jam started pic.twitter.com/3rGPNr4yPD
— Sean Doolittle (@whatwouldDOOdo) 22 мая 2017 г.
Iran may also be developing an orb…
— Dan O'Sullivan (RIP) (@Bro_Pair) 21 мая 2017 г.
when that dank orb hits pic.twitter.com/B559plLEnm
— Matt Popovich (@mpopv) 21 мая 2017 г.
oh you know, a bunch of plutocrats in a darkened room putting their hands on a glowing orb in a totally non-illuminati kind of way pic.twitter.com/Q2Ue2FBi6l
— shrill 🇺🇸🌲🏀 (@theshrillest) 21 мая 2017 г.
just some billionaires gathering in the dark and holding a glowing orb. probably fine
— jon hendren (@fart) 21 мая 2017 г.
For clarification, this is not a Satanic ritual. pic.twitter.com/CccP39fqN4
— The Church Of Satan (@ChurchofSatan) 22 мая 2017 г.
Alas, the reality turned out to be much more boring and mundane that the speculations on social media – the US, Saudi and Egyptian leaders were merely attending the opening ceremony of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology.
