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DieHard TryHards Try ASMR

By Graphics Editor Evangeline Chang and Staff Writers Anika Arora, Christine Dong, and Yusuf Rasheed

Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) recently became an internet sensation after its start in 2010. As ASMR has become increasingly popular on social media, the DieHard TryHards made their own attempts at creating ASMR videos. They experimented with various triggers including brushes, slime, and scissors.

For maximum ASMR experience, listen with headphones. 


Winners were chosen by Feature and Web Editors based on “tingle factor” and skill while performing.

1st Place: Evangeline Chang

2nd Place: Yusuf Rasheed

3rd Place: Anika Arora

4th Place: Christine Dong


Click below to watch the full, uncut video:

Time Stamps

0:00 Anika Arora

6:08 Christine Dong

12:51 Evangeline Chang

19:39 Yusuf Rasheed


Video by Web Editor Rishi Chillara

Graphic by Graphics Editor Evangeline Chang

Jessica Yu

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