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"just use binoculars bro" short by senyrz hits 15 million views

“A short called "just use binoculars bro" from the channel senyrz has fifteen million, two hundred fifty-eight thousand, one hundred ninety-one views on YouTube.” — Kenji Moonfield, on air

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Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN After Hours at 4:21 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are YouTube (senyrz)'s, the jokes are ours.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA short called "just use binoculars bro" from the channel senyrz has fifteen million, two hundred fifty-eight thousand, one hundred ninety-one views on YouTube.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAnd what happens in it?

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe description says it's a fictional deleted scene from Grown Ups, the twenty ten comedy. Now look at the title.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour words. Clean setup. In the replay booth, they're already reviewing the emoji.

  5. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat's a title, Kenji. You're circling a title.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThen the tags come in. Memes, fyp, viral. That's a coach telling you the play before the snap, and it still works.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHashtag viral is a prediction, not a defense.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTurning point is the title, no question. Final score, nine out of ten.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFifteen million people watched it. I only watched the tags, and I'm the one who read the whole thing.

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