31:40The Man the FBI Can't Catch
Stakes & Tension
- The FBI is known for always getting its man, so one it can't catch must be exceptional.
- Can't is present tense, so the chase is still going.
- The thumbnail gives him no face, just glasses and a shirt, like a suspect nobody can picture.
Title
Swapping in 'Couldn't' would make it a closed case, so 'Can't' keeps him at large, and six short words read in one glance.
Thumbnail
On black, the white head, blue shirt and green Genius with its arrow are the only things to look at, so all of it reads at 168 px.
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