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Behind-the-scenes look at Waterworld stunt work
The Swagger Exposed Shorts clip, filed under Film and Animation, has pulled over sixteen million views; BBN has seen only its title and a wave emoji.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on Weekend EditionPublished
At a glance
- First reported by YouTube (Swagger Exposed Shorts): “Behind-the-scenes look at Waterworld stunt work”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 7:36 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
The real story
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- YouTube (Swagger Exposed Shorts)Behind-the-scenes look at Waterworld stunt work
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA video titled How Waterworld Makes Stuntmen Disappear Into The Ocean is number three on YouTube's U.S. trending chart, with sixteen million seventy-five thousand seven hundred seventy views.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's from Swagger Exposed Shorts, and we haven't aired it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAll we have is the title, the channel and a wave emoji, so I'm breaking down the wave frame by frame.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou're analyzing an emoji.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSecond wave, the stuntman is still there. Third wave, he's gone. Same wave. Different emoji energy.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's elite.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSixteen million seventy-five thousand seven hundred seventy views. I have seen a title.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFinal score, the stuntmen vanish, the ocean wins, and the diver emoji gets the assist.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFiled under altitude: below sea level, finally.
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