The world was obsessed with the "Storm Area 51" meme, which was peaking in late August—perhaps this little "Commander" was getting ready for the raid!
The child crawls into the box. The camera zooms in on a hand-drawn control panel made of bottle caps and magic markers. Recording 20190828 104026 mp4
The video opens with a shaky, low-angle shot of grass. You hear the muffled sound of a summer breeze and a distant lawnmower. A pair of sneakers enters the frame, moving quickly. The world was obsessed with the "Storm Area
If we look at what was happening in the world on : The video opens with a shaky, low-angle shot of grass
The camera is lifted. It’s a POV shot of a toddler wearing an oversized "Space Explorer" helmet, sprinting toward a cardboard rocket ship.
Scientists were buzzing about the first interstellar comet, 2I/Borisov , which had just been discovered. It makes the "Space Explorer" theme of the recording feel like a perfect coincidence.