All "Duck Faces" Were Remote-Controlled from Space. Firefighters May Have Unconsciously Inherited "Reception Pose"

It wasn't "getting photogenic"—it was "being made to." The duck face, a selfie staple, has been revealed as a forced pose when receiving specific cosmic rays with the face. The same expression was confirmed in firefighter group photos from centuries ago, creating a scandal that shakes human history.

2025-08-16

Translations: JA

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All "Duck Faces" Were Remote-Controlled from Space. Firefighters May Have Unconsciously Inherited "Reception Pose"

It wasn’t “getting photogenic”—it was “being made to.” The duck face, a selfie staple, has been revealed as a forced pose when receiving specific cosmic rays with the face. The same expression was confirmed in firefighter group photos from centuries ago, developing into a scandal that shakes human history.

The International Institute of Space Physics (Geneva, Switzerland) announced on the 3rd that an unknown cosmic ray called “Ducktron Particle” arriving at Earth acts on human orbicularis oris muscles, causing an unconscious lip-pursing phenomenon. The origin of the “duck face,” long considered a mystery of youth culture, has finally been revealed through scientific investigation.

According to Dr. Jean-Pierre Belmondo of the institute, Ducktron particles are extremely weak but have a special frequency that resonates with human “need for approval” and “desire for self-display.” The doctor states, “The strong will when holding a smartphone, thinking ‘I want to take the best shot,’ transforms the face into a kind of parabolic antenna, efficiently attracting the particles. In other words, the moment you feel photogenic, you are receiving signals from space most strongly,” as if seeing through our modest vanity.

Historical backing for this shocking discovery came from Akita Prefecture local historian, Genpachi Suzuki (78). In a group photo of the local fire brigade taken in Meiji 23 (1890) discovered while organizing a storehouse, all brigade members showed subtle “duck faces” within their dignified expressions. “It was an era without selfies. The extreme tension before fires and the sense of mission to ‘protect the town’ may have created the same reception state as modern young people’s desire for ’likes,’” Suzuki analyzes. The possibility has emerged that the fire brigade’s command “Begin water discharge!” was a signal to start communication with space.

This “fire brigade first-generation receiver” theory has caused major ripples in academic circles. This phenomenon, which could be called “reception power at the scene of a fire” rather than “superhuman strength at the scene of a fire,” suggests that humanity’s collective unconscious has “inherited” the same expression across time and space. Who could have imagined there was a cosmic-scale bond between influencers waving selfie sticks and firefighters wielding matoi standards?

In response to the situation, hashtags like “Was my best face controlled?” “So winks are from another planet?” “#TheTruthAboutDuckFace” have proliferated on social media, spreading confusion. Charisma influencer “Pienacchi” tearfully declared on her video channel, “I thought it was my personality… From now on, I’ll go with a straight face.” The view count reportedly hit an all-time high, showing how unpredictable the world can be.

The government is not sitting idle either. The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare urgently decided to establish an “Expert Committee on the Autonomy of Citizens’ Facial Expressions.” They plan to quickly investigate the health impacts of interference from space. Some cosmetic clinics are already receiving a flood of inquiries about “Ducktron particle-blocking lip formation surgery.”

Who planted the aesthetic sense we believed to be “kawaii”? Is the face reflected on our smartphone screens truly of our own will? The weak signals arriving from the depths of space may continue today, somewhere, gently changing someone’s lips into a duck shape.

Stakeholder Comments

Dr. Jean-Pierre Belmondo: “We have finally discovered it. The source of Instagram-worthy shots was in space.”
Genpachi Suzuki (Local Historian): “To think our ancestors were communicating with space… No wonder they had such strong spirits.”
Charisma Influencer Pienacchi: “I’m graduating from duck face. From now on, I want to go viral as ’the real me’ who doesn’t pander to space.”
Active Firefighter (Anonymous): “I thought our lips pursed during water discharge to avoid drinking water. I’m honored it was actually reception.”
Duck Face: “I myself didn’t understand why I was so popular. I’m happy to have found my identity.”
Ducktron Particle: “Finally noticed, huh? I’ve been sending messages all along—not just for ’likes,’ but to look up at the sky sometimes.”
Smartphone: “To think I was being used for space communication… I’m a bit proud that I’m not just a slab.”
Need for Approval: “I had no idea I was the trigger attracting cosmic rays… I feel a bit responsible. But I can’t stop.”
Ministry of Health Official: “We must protect citizens’ freedom of expression. For now, we’ll conduct the next meeting with everyone keeping straight faces.”
Duck (Real): “We thought they were imitating our beaks, but it was aliens all along. What a nuisance. Quack quack.”

International Expressions

Haiku

Duck face pose / Is it the cosmos’ will? / Summer sky above
Firefighter’s face / Was being photographed / Under the stars
Photogenic face / Was it being forced? / By distant stars
Holding smartphone / Reception complete now / Duck face achieved
Wanting those likes / Reach out to the cosmos / With these pursed lips
Old photograph / All brigade members / Pursing their lips
Particles fly / Blissful ignorance / In selfie mode
What we call trends / Just stellar whimsy / Autumn wind blows
That expression / Someone’s instruction? / Mirror gazing
With water discharge / Begins the cosmic / Communication

Kanji / Chinese Characters

自撮顔面特定宇宙線受信強制姿数百年前消防団集合写真同表情確認人類史揺大問題発展

Emoji

🦆👄🤳📡🌠➡️👨‍🚒📜🤯

Onomatopoeia

Shooon… Kirari… Pasha! Kyu… (sound of lips pursing) Zawazawa… Gayagaya… Pikon! (notification sound of “like”) Gogogogo… (sound of history moving) Jii… (sound of staring with a straight face)