Family Gets Shot by 3,192 Paintballs in 5 Seconds in Ad That Supposedly Means Well

The real target? Foul language

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VidAngel doesn't like foul language, but clearly has less of a problem with violence.

The company, which cleans up streaming content online by filtering out obscene language and other objectionable material, just released the crazy ad below—in which a family sitting on a couch gets shot by 3,192 paintballs in five seconds. The point? Curse words are really bad for you!

Or as the tagline puts it: "Every word has impact."

The video was produced by Ackermania Creative, MysteryBox and Harmon Brothers.

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