Is spider web really stronger than steel?

0:1618Strong Performer

Veritasium@veritasium

Is spider web really stronger than steel?

Published Aug 2, 2026 (2mo ago)·Duration 0:1618

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Total Views9.9MPublic count

Public Likes144.0KAudience upvotes

Comments6.0KDiscussion threads

Relative Multiplier

3.37×vs typical channel median

Public Engagement

1.52%Reaction ratio

Velocity Pace

109.9Kviews/day average

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Ripple Score™ Breakdown

Normal(High Confidence)

TubeRipple's calculated breakout signal combining relative outperformance, pacing, and audience pull.

Pacing Signal+4.6K/hr⚪ Derived lifetime pace

Relative Pull+27.5/40

Multiplier3.37×

Velocity Signal+2.1/30

Daily rate+109.8K/d

Engagement+5.0/15

Reaction rate1.52%

Reach & Age0.65× mult

Age / Reach2159h · 0.46× subs

Score Observations:

3.4× channel typical (strong breakout performance)
Derived pacing: +4,577/hr (0.3× baseline rate, steady brisk pace)
1.52% public engagement (healthy industry standard)
Views reached 46% of subscriber base
Published >30 days ago (historical evergreen dampener)

* Ripple Score is TubeRipple's proprietary calculated performance signal based on public video and channel data.

Why is this video working?

Data-driven observations comparing this video's velocity, engagement, and reach against channel baseline parameters.

Strong Relative Performance

3.37× typical

This video is outperforming the channel's recent baseline median (2,933,806 views) by 3.37×.

High Pacing Velocity

1.9× daily pace

Current velocity of 109,907 views/day is accumulating 1.9× faster than the channel median.

Performance Comparison

This video evaluated against Veritasium's typical median baseline (30 recent uploads).

Views Comparison

This Video9.9M

Channel Median2.9M

3.37× typical view count

Engagement Rate

This Video1.52%

Channel Baseline2.03%

Below channel typical interaction rate

Views Accumulation Pace

This Video Pace109.9K/day

Channel Median Pace57.3K/day

Derived velocity rate since upload

Title Structure

Deterministic structural attributes of the video title (statistical metrics without unverified causality claims).

Length41 chars

Word Count7 words

Uppercase %3%

StyleSentence case

Contains DigitsNo

Question FormatYes (?)

Audience Sentiment & Comment Analysis

Deep comment semantic clustering and creator sentiment analysis will be added in a later phase to conserve public API quota.