Sunday night,  Katy Perry was compared to everyone from the Cheetos mascot to Will Ferrell in "Blades of Glory," some people had no idea who Missy Elliot was, and Kanye looked inexplicably sad despite being at the Super Bowl. Just a sampling of the buzziest moments and images on social media during Super Bowl 49.

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)