Rollin’ into the Weekend Like: 17.5cc of ASMR

At its root, autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, is simply listening to weird soothing stuff and enjoying the hell out of it. Whispers and clicks and little pops are staples of the genre, as are the associated mouth sounds of eating various hard and soft foods, and often listeners report a tingling sensation that begins in the scalp and travels down the spine. Some of the most popular “ASMRtists” have tens of millions of subscribers to their YouTube channels.

By contrast, the DIY Garage has “only” 2.16 million subscribers, and while there isn’t a single ASMR tag associated with the channel, I humbly submit the assembly and test run of this tiny Cison four-cylinder engine into the absolutely obscure automotive ASMR hall of fame. From the calming sound of the thunder and rain outside to the soft pinging of fingertips on all the minute cast parts to the twang of metal on metal as the whole project comes together, the entire 12-minute watch is a wonderfully soothing exercise after a long week.

Then he fires up this li’l ripper, and the real tingles begin.