The "Informal" tag in the filename supposedly refers to the nature of the experiment. Rumors suggest it was an "informal" (unauthorized) project by a disgruntled biotech researcher who wanted to solve the fossil fuel crisis by growing "biological transport."
The filename sounds like one of those automatically generated, "Gfycat-style" URLs—a string of random adjectives and nouns used to identify a specific viral clip. InformalMediumorchidAmoeba-mobile.mp4
The file first appeared in the late hours of a Tuesday on an obscure media-hosting server. Most people ignored it, assuming it was a corrupt upload or a tech demo. But for those who clicked, the video—shot in a grainy, vertical mobile format—defied easy explanation. The "Informal" tag in the filename supposedly refers