JATO car: transmission mechanisms of urban legends in the Internet

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Key words
urban legends, Darwin Awards, JATO car, netlore, cultural adaptation, transmission, variance
Author
Alekseyevskiy M.
Body

The article analyzes modern urban legends that circulate in American and Russian sectors of the Internet and easily overcome cultural and language barriers. This process is considered on the basis of how American urban legends about JATO car migrated into the Russian network segment. The author devotes much attention to the variance in the legends and the mechanisms of their adaptation in a new cultural environment.