Why it worked
The video likely resonated due to its relatable humor about common travel mishaps and the use of a specific, albeit fictional or anecdotal, scenario to illustrate a point about attention to detail.
Summary
The video features a person looking at the camera with text overlay. The text discusses Annie Jacobson not getting into a UPenn summer program, attributing it to her misunderstanding of time zones during a flight from NYC to Toronto.
Structure
- 1Introduction of Annie Jacobson and UPenn program rejection
- 2Explanation of the perceived reason: misunderstanding time zones
- 3Focus on the NYC to Toronto flight context
- 4Concluding with the implication that this misunderstanding makes sense
On-screen text
Annie Jacobson not getting into that UPenn summer program makes sense given the fact she thought the flight from NYC to Toronto was across time zones 😭😭