It’s a GIF that requires many repeat viewings to understand and appreciate her technique. Her first move is getting rid of the stick. Then she uses both hands to push the cotton candy mound ...

This is the story of Cotton Candy Girl, as she came to be known — seen, smiled over and related to by millions of people around the world, to this very day. And probably for as long as GIFs ...

They stumbled across a YouTube video of a street vendor in Japan transforming cotton candy into decorative pieces ... focusing on social media and word of mouth. The owners learned how to run ...