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Bottle flipping challenge

Activity · 2016 · Notable

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A talent-show bottle flip posted on Twitter was retweeted over 47,000 times in two days.

Bottle flipping: the craze that's driving parents crazy
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Water bottle flipping
LittleT889 / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons
Internet Goes Wild for Video of Teen Flipping Water Bottle in High School Talent Show
ABC News (US)
A student holds up a bottle partially full with water that he uses in the bottle flipping craze.
ABC News (Australia)
LeBron James, Richard Jefferson
NBC Sports
LeBron James,Richard Jefferson
TIME
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Pocket Gamer

Spread Score

How it works
Reach46ContagionNo data yetBreadth70Velocity69Longevity1550

Numbers

Views on one YouTube upload of the talent-show clip
6.8M
As of Dec 9, 2016 · YouTube · TIME
Seed to peak proxy
2 days
May 24 ’16 to May 26 ’16
Platforms
6
Started on X
Origin
Organic
Culture (no sector)

Mechanics

  • ChallengePrimary
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  • Platform jump
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

On May 24, 2016, Wes Manning posted a classmate's talent-show bottle flip on Twitter; within two days it had over 47,000 retweets. YouTube copies and a top-charting iOS game followed. By December, schools had banned it and LeBron James had tried it.

Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesMar ’16MayJunAugOctNovJan ’17MaySepFeb ’18MayPeak proxyXPressYouTubeApp storesTVOpen web
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Timeline (13)

  1. May 2016

    Wes Manning (@WesleyManning6) seed · May 24 ’16

    Wes Manning posted Michael Senatore's talent-show bottle flip; classmate Scottie Finanger posted another angle.[2][3][6]

    Internet Goes Wild for Video of Teen Flipping Water Bottle in High School Talent Show
    Open the first post ↗

  2. WTVR / Tribune Media Wire press · May 25 ’16

    WTVR reported the video had been shared by USA Today, Mashable and Bleacher Report.[3]

  3. Michael Senatore owner response · May 25 ’16

    Senatore reacted to the coverage on Twitter: "Well this escalated quickly."[3]

Origin
Organic
Sector
Culture (no sector)
Region
US
Views on one YouTube upload of the talent-show clip
6.8M
As of Dec 9, 2016 · YouTube · TIME
Evidence
Grade B

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesMar ’16MayJunAugOctNovJan ’17MaySepFeb ’18MayPeak proxyXPressYouTubeApp storesTVOpen web
XPressYouTubeApp storesTVOpen web

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  1. May 2016

    Wes Manning (@WesleyManning6) seed · May 24 ’16

    Wes Manning posted Michael Senatore's talent-show bottle flip; classmate Scottie Finanger posted another angle.[2][3][6]

    Internet Goes Wild for Video of Teen Flipping Water Bottle in High School Talent Show
    Open the first post ↗

  2. WTVR / Tribune Media Wire press · May 25 ’16

    WTVR reported the video had been shared by USA Today, Mashable and Bleacher Report.[3]

  3. Michael Senatore owner response · May 25 ’16

    Senatore reacted to the coverage on Twitter: "Well this escalated quickly."[3]

  1. peak proxy · May 26 ’16

  2. press · May 29 ’16

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