Obamium

Obamium, also known as Obama Pyramid and Obama Prism, refers to a series of memes imagining various chemical substances and geometric figures consisting of and named after the former United States President Barack Obama. Spawned by a GIF circulated in ironic communities in August 2019, the meme saw viral spread in the following months.

The exact origin of the GIF is currently unconfirmed. On July 31st, 2019, iFunny user Barack posted a GIF of a spinning pyramid with its sides covered with a stretched photograph of Barack Obama. The post received over 150 smiles in four months.