This Snappy Mousetrap Video Nails Why Social Distancing Is So Important

The Ohio Department of Health's clip about staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic is getting millions of views.
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It’s one snappy way to highlight the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic: The Ohio Department of Health released a simple, yet stunningly effective, PSA featuring dozens of pingpong balls and mousetraps in April.

Check out the video, which has gained more than 22 million views on Twitter.

Andy Nick, from the Dayton, Ohio, creative agency Real Art that produced the video, revealed in a series of tweets that the first shot took eight hours to set up:

He also disclosed the measures his team took to ensure the throw at the end of the video was filmed in a single take:

Nick did not immediately respond to HuffPost’s request for further information.