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Netizens called the video fake after pointing out flaws in the clip.
In the viral video, a boy holding an iPhone worth lakhs in his hands. He switches on its camera and places the phone on a slipper.
Nowadays, viral videos require unexpected stunts, which often turn funny if safety is not considered. From a husband calling his wife by a different woman’s name to a man wrapping himself in plastic from a moving car, these videos usually go viral, making viewers wonder, “Aren’t you scared?” A similar clip is making rounds on the internet in which a man is seen making a video from an iPhone but loses it in the process. The post’s owner warns its citizens to not try this activity at home. Netizens have called it a well-scripted video after pointing out the minute flaws in the clip. The video has gone viral now.
In the viral video, a boy was holding an iPhone worth lakhs in his hands. He switches on its camera and places the phone on a slipper. After this, he puts the mobile tied to the slippers in the flowing water. The mobile keeps moving forward with the flow of water. As soon as the mobile enters the drain below the road, the boy goes to the other side to catch it. As he reached the other side, he saw his floating slipper but the iPhone was absent. He was shocked. He looks inside the drain in a bid to find his iPhone. Failing to spot it at once, he rushed towards the other side of the tunnel to find his phone.
The man believes that the mobile must have fallen somewhere inside the tunnel. It was posted by a user named Eric Munene on Instagram. The original script may not have been executed but the video eventually went viral due to the disappearance of the iPhone. It has been watched by over three lakh users. Take a look at the video,
Netizens were quick to reach the comment section to post their humorous takes on the video. One of the users said that the cell phone must be recording from inside the tunnel while others said that they were ‘so invested’ in the final result of the video before the phone was lost.
Others pointed out the flaws in the video. “First right shoes and then left shoes. What an acting” wrote one of the users.
