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Hopeless Core's pool-test clip calls murky green water "perfect"

A chlorine check becomes a comedy of misplaced confidence, while viewers focus on the reptile rather than the results.

No. 33 on the daily chart

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 3,146,497 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (271,204).

Bro MAY Have Been Right 😂 #funny #hopecore #hopelesscoreBro MAY Have Been Right 😂 #funny #hopecore #hopelesscore
What did you think?

The test says otherwise. Beside a murky green pool, an unnamed narrator sets out to prove a friend wrong about whether the water is safe for swimming. Drops go into a sample vial, the tester gets a shake, and the chlorine indicator turns yellow-brown, beyond the mark labeled "IDEAL."

His verdict: "Dude. You said the water was dangerous, this water is perfect."

Hopeless Core's edit drew an estimated three million views in its first day, roughly eleven times the channel's usual start for a Short. This is a reposted comedy clip, not footage made by Hopeless Core; the description credits Instagram account @gatortrainerpete.

The upload's title, "Bro MAY Have Been Right 😂 #funny #hopecore #hopelesscore," supplies the doubt that the narrator refuses to entertain. But the comments have another concern besides chlorine: viewers keep pointing to a gator, joking that an animal already swimming there is hardly a reliable endorsement. Others playfully recast the reptile as a dog or imagine it inviting people into the water.

The joke has made the comment section busier than on a typical first day, with viewers drawing a careful distinction between safe water and safe swimming.

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What viewers say

  • Seems perfectly safe! Look, someone’s swimming in it right now!
    @luckpuppet3006See it on YouTube
  • The oddly-shaped reptile: Why, yes. It is safe. Come and swim with me.
    @happytuna7275See it on YouTube
  • Well...the WATER is safe...
    @donovanwise8547See it on YouTube
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The facts
Subscribers
392,000 ▲ 7,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
46,226,322
Channel views, pace per day
4,271,481 (on a normal day: 7,608,018)
Video published
November 14, 2026
Video views so far
3,665,999 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
3,547,377

The numbers

The pool-test Short drew a much larger first-day audience than Hopeless Core's usual upload, with a busier comment section too.

the video's first day
usual first day here
271,204
this video
3,146,497
subscribers
392,000
▲ 7,000 in the last 7 days
total views
1,662,130,960
views per day
4,271,481
typical day: 7,608,018
the video
views
3,665,999
likes
121,423
comments
1,039
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
CedarEdit
374,000
As of November 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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