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Length · 25 Jul 2026
0:36

Video #37329 · Greenscreen Talking Head

Dating experiment results with datafrom @maxxingwjett

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Overview

The creator presents the results of a personal 'social experiment' where he direct-messaged 100,000 women. He uses data visualization graphics to break down the response rates, then reveals his strategy for success, which involves using an AI app to create more attractive profile photos, before concluding with his current 'score' and the number of women remaining.

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Simple outline

  1. 1State outrageous experiment
  2. 2Reveal data in stages
  3. 3Explain secret method
  4. 4Deliver partial result/cliffhanger

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Related videos

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Classification

Concepts
Performance ProofCase Study BreakdownJourney Documentation
Elements
Green Screen CompositeTitle Text Hook

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Hook analysis

What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds

Title hook · 45%

I asked 100,000 BBWs to crack 😭🙏

Verbal hook · 40%

I DM'd 100,000 BBWs to see how many would actually wanna crack.

Visual hook · 15%

A split view showing the creator's face alongside a screenshot of his social media direct messages, providing immediate visual proof for his opening claim.

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Hook template

Steal this for your own video

I messaged [large number] [audience type] to see how many would actually [desired outcome] 😭🙏

  • — I messaged 50,000 fitness influencers to see how many would actually collab 😭🙏
  • — I messaged 10,000 hiring managers to see how many would actually respond 😭🙏
  • — I messaged 100,000 strangers to see how many would actually buy my product 😭🙏

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Hook and payoff

The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back

Hook

An exaggerated, high-stakes, or controversial opening statement about a personal project or experiment, designed to provoke immediate curiosity and disbelief.

Payoff

To deliver a concrete answer to the initial question but immediately reframe it as part of a larger, ongoing process. This provides satisfaction while simultaneously creating a cliffhanger and a reason for the audience to follow for future updates.

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Narrative framework

The structural pattern this video runs on

Framework

The Data Funnel Confessional

Presenting the results of a large-scale, often provocative, personal experiment as a data-driven funnel, revealing a 'secret method' before the final payoff to build suspense and provide value.

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    The Initial Data Filter

    To present the top-level results of the experiment, often using data visualization, to break down a large initial number into a smaller, more focused group. This establishes credibility and begins the narrative journey.

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    The Success Isolation

    To further filter the results from the previous beat, isolating the 'successful' or 'positive' outcomes. This narrows the story's focus and increases the stakes for the final reveal.

  3. 3

    The Method Reveal Tangent

    A deliberate pattern interrupt that pauses the main narrative just before the climax. The creator explains the 'how-to' or 'secret' behind their method, which builds suspense for the final result while also offering perceived value or a subtle product endorsement.

Themes

  • Dating strategies
  • Social experiments
  • Objectification
  • Technology in dating

Techniques

  • Data visualization
  • AI face swap

Trends

  • Social experiment content
  • Data-driven storytelling

Post caption

How many more will I crack?

Text overlays

  • title · beginning

    I asked 100,000 BBWs to crack 😭🙏

  • informational · beginning

    Left on delivered 60,500 (60.5%)

  • informational · beginning

    Opened message 39,500 (39.5%)

  • informational · beginning

    Responded 2,600 (2.6%)

  • informational · middle

    Wanted to crack 1,450 (1.45%)

  • branding · middle

    ReGen: AI Profile Photos Your perfect photo, made by AI

  • informational · end

    Cracked 52 (0.052%)

  • informational · end

    Not yet 1,398 (1.398%)

Transcript

I DM'd 100,000 BBWs to see how many would actually wanna crack. Out of that 100,000, 60% left me undelivered, around 39% good me, and 2,600 actually responded. But that's perfectly fine because out of that 2,600, 1,450 wanted to crack. And before I get into how many I've cracked, I pulled these BBWs by finding an aesthetic picture of a model that they already find attractive and just had AI swap out his face with mine so I could get some good looking photos from my dating apps. And I just yes regen for this. Out of that fourteen fifty, I've cracked 52 so far, but we still have 1,398 best, so wish me luck.

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