The Prometheus School Of Running Away From Things

The Prometheus School Of Running Away From Thingsis acatchphrasecommonly used inmemesreferring to a trope in which people, animals or fictional characters are mocked for their perceived inability to run away from a threat, instead putting themselves in great danger by running in a straight line rather than turning to avoid it or rolling out of the way. The phrase is a reference to a scene from the 2012Alienprequel movie Prometheusin which two characters run in a straight line as a ship crashes toward them, which garnered popularity within the Cinema Sinsfandom before spreading to mainstream use over the following years.