The Reddit Question
Imagine a man who tells everyone he has a "small object" (a cylinder) stuck inside a tiny plastic tube (a Mini M&Ms container). He says he filled the tube with butter and mashed bananas first, and now the cylinder won't come out.
The catch: He insists that the cylinder is just an object, but everyone reading knows he’s actually talking about his... well, his private parts.
Whenever people suggest cutting the tube with a saw or using heat, he gets very panicked and says, "It is imperative that the cylinder remains unharmed."
The ELI5 Lesson:
- Don't put your "cylinder" in candy containers.
- If you do, don't use mashed bananas as a lubricant.
- Don't go to the internet for medical advice while pretending your body part is a "math shape."
It became one of the most famous jokes on Reddit because of how committed he was to the lie that it was just a "cylinder," even when it was obvious he was in a very painful and embarrassing emergency.