11 Elements That Make A Perfect Viral Video

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1. Cute kids.

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Bonus for a cute kid trapped in an unmoving snowsuit slipping on the world's tiniest ice patch.

2. Cute, lovable animals.

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This includes any animal in the world as long as said animal looks cute.

3. Cute kids WITH cute animals.

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UNBEATABLE COMBINATION. You can watch this all day.

4. Someone embarrassing themselves.

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Watchable because schadenfreude is real and alive and well.

5. Someone embarrassing themselves via dancing badly.

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See: schadenfreude.

6. An animal doing a human thing.

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Whyyy is it so funny? IT'S SO FUNNYY.

7. Someone being awkward and not knowing it.

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'Cause it happens to everyone, and misery loves company.

8. Something tiny.

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"IT'S CUUUTE, AND I WANNA WATCH IT."

9. A truly heartwarming moment.

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To make us believe that there's good in the world.

10. Even better: a truly heartwarming moment involving old people.

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LOVE IS REAL.

11. Something that's totally inexplicable.

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Because it's too totally weird not to watch again and again for hours and share with everyone you know.

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