Jesser sets off a studio-floor popsicle-stick chain reaction
His test of a Zack D. Films tutorial has passed a million views, nearly a month after it was posted.
Why this story? The video is running at 292,496 views a day, 6.7 times its usual pace (43,852).
Popsicle Stick Hack!
Over one stick, under the other, then a fourth to lock everything in place. Jesser's latest building material requires no basketball hoop, just a clear stretch of floor and considerably more patience than some viewers say they could muster.
In "Popsicle Stick Hack!", he follows an animated Zack D. Films tutorial to make a cobra weave: an interlocking chain of wooden sticks that springs apart when released. Posted in September, the Short is gathering views much faster now, adding roughly 300,000 in a day, well above its usual daily pace.
The instructions start small. Jesser lays down the first sticks, threads another through and checks that the arrangement holds. Then comes the part that turns a little craft project into a studio-floor undertaking: "The last step is to make it super long."
Viewers are talking about that imbalance between the careful assembly and the brief burst at the end. Some question whether they would have the patience; another jokes about how many frozen treats it would take to supply the materials.
When Jesser finally pulls the release stick, the line jumps and snaps apart in sequence. His floor-built experiment works, and the careful setup gives way to cheering.
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What viewers say
Takes 1 hour to do costs 3 sec to let it explode
@Lina-k3-m6tSee it on YouTubeI never thought a popsicle stick could be this useful.
@MANNOMSee it on YouTubeFirst of all, I can't eat that much☠️
@Jonesy-u8cSee it on YouTube
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I wouldn’t have the patience gng
@RandomEd1tSee it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Jesser
- Subscribers
- 50,600,000 ▲ 200,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 86,742,907
- Channel views, pace per day
- 19,805,052 (on a normal day: 12,281,709)
- Video published
- September 25, 2026
- Video views so far
- 1,261,035 (26 days online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 292,496 (on a normal day: 43,852)
The numbers
The older Short is picking up speed, with its daily views far above its usual pace.
💡 Test your knowledge
Whose animated tutorial does Jesser follow for the popsicle-stick chain?
Jesser recreates the Zack D. Films demonstration and credits the channel in his description.



