Barrel Roll

About

“Do A Barrel Roll” is a catchphrase used to call on someone to perform a 360 degree horizontal spin. The phrase is sometimes used to caption image macros where the subject appears to be in mid-rotation, or in animated GIFs where the subject is performing a full rotation.

Origin

The barrel roll has been used as an airplane aerial combat technique since dogfighting emerged in 1913 during World War I. The barrel roll maneuver was later included as a move in the Super Nintendo console game Star Fox that was released in the US the spring of 1993. In the game, the player could perform a barrel roll by double tapping the L and R buttons, protecting the ship from enemy lasers. The phrase “do a barrel roll” comes from the sequel Star Fox 64released on July 1st, 1997, in which the character Peppy Hare orders you to “Do a barrel roll!” while approaching 4 stationary turrets firing lasers.

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