Video taking off 20x its usual first day

Miniminter's counterfeit challenge gives Max Fosh a familiar backpack

Designer fragrances, football gear and a final Rolex test turn shopping instincts into a contest for a cash prize.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 391,263 views a day, 20 times a normal first day on this channel (19,692).

REAL vs FAKE!

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0:00Simon challenges Max Fosh to identify authentic products beside counterfeits, with a cash prize at stake.
7:15The fragrance round puts their noses to work as they spray and compare two Tom Ford bottles.
14:39Max realizes he brought the same North Face backpack model they are inspecting.
20:00They pour water onto the Arc'teryx jacket sleeves to compare repellency.
22:35The Leeds jersey round adds a complication: player and fan editions have different details.
28:32Rolex watches provide the final test, with the contest result revealed at 30:26.

Max Fosh has an unexpected reference tool for Miniminter's latest challenge: he brought the same North Face backpack as the one they are trying to authenticate.

"This is my backpack," he announces, as Simon and Max work through pairs of genuine products and counterfeits in "REAL vs FAKE!". They still split their guesses on that round. Owning something, it turns out, doesn't settle every argument about its double.

The upload drew more than 207,000 views in its first nine hours, an unusually fast opening for Miniminter. It follows his talent-guessing video, but this time the clues are stitching, labels, smells and the sounds a speaker makes when it switches on.

Some tests are more helpful than others. Simon draws on having worn Adidas Predator boots to examine their details. A replica Lego Aston Martin box gives itself away with misspelled packaging. The Tom Ford fragrance round sends both contestants in the wrong direction when they decide the scent they dislike must be the fake.

Later, they pour water onto Arc'teryx sleeves to test how the jackets repel it. Viewers are discussing how similar some of the pairs look, while one points to the shade of blue on the Leeds United shirt as a giveaway. Others want another appearance from Max.

The final test swaps fabric and plastic for Rolex watches. Max listens to the movement and studies the bracelet, crown and dial, with Simon making the round worth double points to keep a tie within reach.

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What viewers say

Ten times the price and the main difference they found was a neater valve hole 😂
@LimbicNudgeSee it on YouTube
Producers must have had a hard time remembering which ones the real one as they all look so similar hahah!!
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Love max fosh! Please have him on more, also in more sidemen Sundays
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The colour of the blue on't leeds shirt gave it away straight away.
@Trev0192See it on YouTube
Max is so unintentionally funny lol this was a great duo
@SoGrayishSee it on YouTube
I'm 32 and I love building lego stick a bit of music on and it's just relaxing
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Such a cool concept. Need more of thisss
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