Viral experiment: Does running like Naruto make you faster?

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentZack D.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFilms has a video on YouTube called Does Running Like Naruto Make You Faster, and it has twenty-one million views, number three on the U.S. trending chart.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWho is Naruto, and why is he running?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe's an anime ninja who runs with his arms stretched out behind him.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSince we can't actually watch the video, I'm working with just the title, the channel name, and those twenty-one million views. Let me decode what the title is telling us.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe title.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the question mark, then the little emoji with one eyebrow up. That eyebrow is the turning point. He's doubting the whole sport.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwenty-one million people tuned in to watch a man doubt a jog. I can respect the commitment.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: eight out of ten. Missing two points because we can't see the finish line.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRex, you have the real athletes. Do any of them run with their arms behind them?