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The (Destructive) Failure of Persil Power | DESTROYED CLOTHES | History in the Dark
3.0× channel medianLong-form13:53EducationPublished Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM · 1w ago
Views
61,146
+49 views/hour
Views / hour now
49
measured 5h ago
Peak views / hour
213
23h ago
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Engagement
2.3%
likes + comments / views
Likes
1.2K
2.0% of views
Comments
186
0.30% of views
Est. ad revenue
$245–$550
lifetime, $4–9 RPM
Checked every 12 h while the video is this age · last check 5h ago · next in 381 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.
Avg views / day
8.6K
since upload
vs channel median
3.0×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#4
of 21 tracked
Views over time
20 readings
Total views Views gained per hour
Description
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Persil Power was meant to be the next big step for the Persil detergent brand, providing a better and more efficient cleaning for people's clothing. Also it destroyed the clothes it was supposed to clean. So that was neat.
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https://museumoffailure.com/exhibition/persil-power
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persil_Power
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Details
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM
- Length
- 13:53 (833 s)
- Format
- Long-form
- Category
- Education
- Audio language
- EN
- Quality
- HD
- Captions
- No
- Made for kids
- No
- Licensed content
- Yes
- Video ID
- kFVZUpJE2c8
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