Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
Published May 10, 2019
At a glance
Views
112,900,136
Likes
1,028,004
Comments
84,415
Performance vs. channel
All-time outlier score
Engagement rate
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I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there. The first time I heard about shade balls the claim was they reduce evaporation. But it turns out this isn't the reason they were introduced. In 2025, we launched the Elements of Truth game on Kickstarter an…
- Published
- May 10, 2019
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How Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? is doing
It has 112M views in total. It ranks #48,875 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
Key facts about Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?
- Total views
- 112M
- Total likes
- 1.02M
- Total comments
- 84.4K
- Published
- May 10, 2019
- Global rank by views
- #48,875
Frequently asked questions
How many views does Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? have?
Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir? has 112,900,136 views, 1,028,004 likes and 84,415 comments, ranking #48,875 among tracked YouTube videos by views.
How accurate are these YouTube video analytics?
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What is the outlier score?
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What is engagement rate and how is it calculated?
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How is the revenue estimate calculated?
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