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**Title:** Discovering ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response)
**Summary:**
* The creator reflects on improving video quality over the past year, sharing a cringe-worthy clip from their first video at 18.
* They investigate the cause of lip smacking during recordings, leading to a discovery of ASMR videos on YouTube.
* ASMR is explained: soothing videos (20-60 minutes) with whispering and trigger sounds, aiming to induce a tingling sensation, similar to watching Bob Ross.
* The creator sharesinteresting facts from Wikipedia:
+ Origins: first case in 1925, popularized in 2010
+ Purpose: non-threat, altruistic attention, similar to primate grooming
+ Variations: binaural recording, roleplaying (e.g., clinical, medical)
+ Community: mostly female creators, with some popular male ASMRtists
* They express astonishment at the diversity and weirdness of ASMR content, while acknowledging its harmless nature.
* The video ends with a humorous request to James' dad to film dogs with headphones, implying an experiment with canine ASMR.
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**About the Creator's Video**
1. The creator was 18 when they made their first video.
2. The creator has improved their video quality over the past year.
3. The creator spent $0.65 printing out a Wikipedia article on ASMR.
**About ASMR**
4. ASMR stands for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.
5. The first reported case of ASMR was in a book written in 1925.
6. ASMR videos typically feature whispering and specific sounds for 20-60 minutes.
7. The purpose of ASMR is to give listeners a tingling sensation in the head.
8. ASMR was officially created in 2008, but gained popularity in 2010.
9. Initial phrases used to describe ASMR included "brain massage", "head tingle", and others.
10. The term "ASMR" was coined by the creator of a Facebook group in 2010.
11. The word "Meridian" in ASMR was mistakenly chosen, initially thought to be a euphemism for "orgasmic".
12. ASMR videos often feature role-playing, including clinical/medical scenarios.
13. Binaural recording is a type of ASMR using two microphones.
14. Not everyone experiences ASMR.
15. There is limited scientific research on ASMR.
**ASMR Community and Content**
16. ASMR videos featuring women are more popular than those featuring men.
17. There are some popular male ASMR creators, and not all creators are heterosexual.
18. A genre of ASMR videos called "ASMR-otica" emerged in 2015.
19. Some people use ASMR for insomnia and anxiety relief, but its effectiveness is debated.
20. One song has been specifically created to trigger ASMR (though described as more of an audio piece).
**Miscellaneous**
21. CollegeHumor created a parody ASMR video.
22. The creator's college charges $0.05 per page for printing.