The pool-versus-paper-towels stuntSourced
Could paper towels empty a pool?
It would take over a million.
YouTuber Tyler Oliveira posted a 2020 video trying to absorb a swimming pool with large numbers of paper towels. He realized the attempt would require more than a million towels, drew criticism for waste, and apologized days later.
The arithmetic arrived
after the towels.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01