Need a day off, but can’t fake a fever twice in one month? Faking a car crash was the bright idea for online creator Masan (@masan_the_guy) to grab a day off from his unnamed place of employment, but his since-deleted TikTok clip went mega-viral and invited plenty of unexpected attention instead of giving him some guilt-free couch time.
It goes like this: Roughly a week ago, he filmed a clip behind the wheel of his car, instructing viewers,
“Someone edit this video to make it look like I got in a wreck, so I can call in to work tomorrow!” before he launches into full slapstick screaming, jerking the steering wheel, grimacing in fake pain, and pantomiming a horrific wreck.
The commitment to chaos is admirable. With no effects, props, or background change, the video is just raw material and an open invitation for TikTok’s creative chaos agents to take over.
The result was viral gold: a cascade of hilariously awful edits, complete with cartoon blood, spinning dashboards, and enough chaos to make Michael Bay wince. Nearly 20 million views, and a few dozen edits that are both amateurish and brilliantly tongue-in-cheek in their ridiculousness.
With the absurdity cranked to 11, we get bright red MS Paint blood spurting from Masan’s neck, still image carousels chock full of fire, severed limbs, and a tombstone, lots of screaming and crashing sound effects, and even an appearance of the Baby Trump parade balloon. The viewing public was clearly feeling inspired.
Masan, however, was less than pleased. Or good at faking outrage. In a follow-up video, he lets his suddenly massive audience know he expected real Hollywood-level visual effects editing, not in-joke AI and Snapchat effects edits that wouldn’t fool a preschooler.
“You’re painfully unfunny. I’m actually not 40 years old, so I don’t think AI is that cool. Just get some skills of your own,” he deadpans.
