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“15 council workers per pot hole 🤣”
@reesebros · 1.4M followers
×2its author's usual
This creator normally gets 2.7M views. This one got 7.3M. That gap — not the raw number — is what makes the format worth copying.
A comedic skit depicting an exaggerated future where road workers are inefficient and require excessive manpower and time to fix a single pothole, highlighting bureaucratic delays and resource waste.
Open original ↗7.3M
Views
5.0%
Engagement
90/100
Virality
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Why it worked
The video works because it taps into a relatable frustration many people have with road construction and government inefficiency, using humor and exaggeration to make its point. The escalating number of workers for a simple task creates a comedic absurdity that is highly shareable and elicits strong reactions.
relatable humorexaggeration for comedic effectclear setup and punchlinegood use of visual gags (increasing number of workers)
humorsocial commentaryrelatability
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