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All the very weird stuff you need to start an ‘oddly satisfying’ Instagram account
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Soap, slime, sand: These are the mediums of choice for the current crop of young ASMR creators on Instagram.
In documenting the unusual new trends in “oddly satisfying” video content, we’ve learned to make slime, slice soap, and crush floral foam – and we’ve watched hundreds of these videos in the process.
Though this genre of ASMR video is a saturated one, it’s not an impossible one to break into. All it takes is an Instagram account, your precious time, and a willingness to destroy $$-worth of craft supplies. What kind of supplies, you ask? Here’s our comprehensive starter pack: Read more…
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View More All the very weird stuff you need to start an ‘oddly satisfying’ Instagram accountA guide to floral foam videos, the slime videos of 2018
For what seemed like eons, but was really just most of 2017, the internet was deeply into slime.
Though slime videos are still a mainstay of the Instagram Discover page, our natural inclination to change things up has led us down the path to ot…
This Jeff Goldblum video of him purring on a loop for 30 minutes should be illegal
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Jeff Goldblum is clearly in contention to be one of the internet’s favorite boyfriends, and he went all in with this ASMR video for Vice News. ASMR uses soft noises – including speech – to soothe viewers, so Vice put together a 30-minute compilation of Goldblum purring into a microphone.
Oh. My. God.
Purring is the type of sound that’s perfect for ASMR, which often includes brushing hair or scratching a surface. Many YouTubers quietly narrate their motions to add to the effect, which can give viewers a tingling sensation. Read more…
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View More This Jeff Goldblum video of him purring on a loop for 30 minutes should be illegalSoap-Cutting ASMR Vids Are the Internet’s New Obsession
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View More Soap-Cutting ASMR Vids Are the Internet’s New ObsessionTingles is an app devoted to ASMR videos
The Tingles team has done much in the way of promotion, but the app has already built a fairly sizable following in its community. That’s one of the nice things about a targeted product — it spreads fast. In the year since Slovenian co-founders Gasper Kolenc and Miha Mlakar launched, the service has focused almost […]
View More Tingles is an app devoted to ASMR videosThe latest Chinese social media trend is eating ice
ASMR videos are all the rage, and now time things are getting chilly.
This ice-eating ASMR trend is popping up all over Chinese social media. It’s exactly as it sounds: people are posting videos of themselves eating ice. Really beautiful ice.
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Watching these kinetic sand shapes get sliced and squashed will hypnotize you
For more captivating sand videos, follow ‘Sandtagious’ on YouTube and Instagram. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Sand, Relaxing, Asmr, and Satisfying
View More Watching these kinetic sand shapes get sliced and squashed will hypnotize youHear360 begins shipping its ASMR-ready omni-binaural microphone, the 8ball
Magic 8-Balls have been known to hold some disappointing, trivial answers to teenage life’s hardest questions, but one LA startup is hoping to find success in them. Hear360 has just begun shipping pre-orders of 8ball, a souped-up binaural 360 microphone rig geared toward professionals that are all about experimenting in new immersive mediums. Read More
Soap-cutting videos might be your new favorite way to relax
Your relationship with bar soap is probably a simple one: it sits in your shower and you use it to clean yourself.
Per Shortlist, Instagram users have found another use for this basic household item and it’s incredibly mesmerizing. It’s a new trend k…