 In 1997, 17-year-old Gothenburg student Daniel Malmedahl recorded himself imitating the noises produced by a two stroke engine.He posted this on a website and caught the attention of a Swedish television researcher, who convinced Daniel to perform the sound live on air.After it debuted on television, recordings of his performance began appearing on file sharing networks and various websites under the filename "2TAKTARE.MP3" (""Tvåtaktare"" is Swedish for "two stroker").