Rare ASMR Trigger Types

The following videos show some of the very rarest forms of ASMR on Instagram--maybe someday these forms will be more mainstream, but for now these are not well-known. Think of them as underground/indie ASMR! LOL!

Very light typing on a chiclet keyboard

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Pressing/crushing charcoal (nicely gritty, stronger than kinetic sand)

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Scratching fluffy carpet

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Scratching felt-like fabric

Popping bubble wrap (this is at once the oldest-school ASMR and the newest trigger I've seen on Instagram)

Crinkling and crackling plastic shrink wrap

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Crinkling waxed paper wrapping (plus great soap tapping)

Clinking and scratching metallic jewelry

Tracing and scratching on metal (light soft sound)

Tapping and scratching directly on a headphone mic (amazing)

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Fast tapping on fingernails

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Breaking and crushing old makeup (softer sounds than you might expect!)

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Whispering, tapping on plastic, dry soap petals (great multi-trigger video)

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Tapping on cardboard and metal, tracing letters

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Clicking adjustible plastic straw (really neat hollow sounds)

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Simulated head scratch #1--use headphones!

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Simulated head scratch #2--use headphones!

Slicing silicone

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Slicing a rubber eraser

Applying foil to some mandala art (the foil peeling off is where it's at)

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Crushing cleaned eggshells

Playing with one of those pin toys (can't think of the name, LOL!)

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Breaking apart staple rows

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Turning pages in a book

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Slicing and crushing stiff Styrofoam (LOUD)

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Slicing a cylinder of softer Styrofoam (lighter sounds)

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"Ear eating" (lots of very close mouth sounds)

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Brushing wet curly hair so that it straightens for a bit

Foil crinkling

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Brushing a raw crystal piece with a soapy toothbrush (kinda smooth, kinda scratchy)

Smoothing hand across sleek fabric

Munching Hula Hoop chips

Clinking pills around in a plastic bottle

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Freshly mixed automotive paint slowly swirling in the can

Crinkling soft plastic lollipop wrapper

Scooping ice cream

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Slicing through the corners of a sales catalog

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Munching on uncooked rice (crunchy)

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Separating and playing with dried rose petals

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Snipping grass blades (soft sounds)

Squishing a balloon full of little balls through netting (weird but cool, lol)

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Crumbling fortune cookies by hand and with mortar and pestle

Cutting pumice stone

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Removing sticky sign letters from glass (slow-mo)

Playing with/squishing a sticky plastic bubble

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Playing with/crunching White-Out tape

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Making spinach noodles (noise, sped up film--watch on mute)

Smoothing fingers across a laptop case (trippy colors and editing)

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Slowly ripping paper