Let's watch a clip of my first video, roll the clip.

讓我們看看第一支影片的片段，播放片段

So you know those books you make in elementary school, that you write as a class,

所以你知道那些國小時期你製作的書，也就是你在課堂上寫的

and some publishing company makes them into a real book?

會有一些出版商將它們做成真正的書籍嗎？

"So you know those books you make in elementary school?"

「所以你知道那些國小時期你製作的書？」

Man, I don't think I could sound less insecure.

天啊，我聽起來可以再萎靡一點

And I was eighteen when I made that video, I was legally old enough to...get married.

而我製作那支影片時已經十八歲了，依法來說已經老到可以…結婚了

So I'm always trying to improve the quality of my videos.

我總是試著改善我的影片品質

I've gotten a better microphone, I've learned to level up my audio.

我換支比較好的麥克風，學習更專業的錄影剪輯

I like to think my drawings are more lively and move more.

我覺得我的繪圖更生動且讓人更有同感

But sometimes when I record, I tend to... (delicious lip smacking sounds) Smack my lips (Seductive lip smacking)

但有時候當我在錄音，我會…(咂嘴聲)發出咂嘴的聲音(咂嘴聲)

But I always thought it was because my mouth was dry.

但我總是覺得是因為我的嘴巴很乾

So then I would chug an entire water bottle, but I would still sometimes have smacky lips. (Lip smacking sounds)

然後我就會灌下一大瓶的水，但有時候還是會發出咂嘴的聲音(咂嘴聲)

So I thought, is it possible I could be drinking too much water?

所以我想，有沒有可能是我喝太多水？

Is that even a thing?

有可能嗎？

Maybe I should drink Gatorade.

或許我應該喝開特力(美國運動飲料品牌)

So no big deal, right?

但這不是什麼大問題，對吧？

First I Google "How to stop lip smacking."

首先我查詢「如何停止發出咂嘴聲」

And since I couldn't find anything that had pictures

當我沒辦法找到任何有圖片的資訊時…

"How can you read this? There's (are) no pictures!"

「妳怎麼有辦法看懂這個？這裡沒有任何圖片欸！」

I decided to ask Youtube instead.

我決定去 Youtube 找

I dunno, maybe someone out there makes voice acting tutorials.

我不知道，或許有人在做聲音表演的指導

But instead, I stumbled upon something...indescribable.

但相反的，我碰巧發現一些…很難解釋的東西

So...tonight...is the return of the beloved...lip smacking (pop) (pop) (pop)

所以…今晚…又到了大家最愛的…咂嘴時間(發出啵啵聲)

So there was this, about fourteen-year-old girl just gettin',

所以這是一個有關 14 歲女孩

just gettin' real close to the microphone, an' smacking her lips (tasty lip smacking)

非常靠近麥克風並發出咂嘴聲的影片(咂嘴聲)

And apparently there's a lot higher demand for people who smack their lips than people who don't.

顯而易見的，比起那些討厭咂嘴聲的人，有更多人是喜歡的

Jeez, I don't even know why I tried to fix that problem.

天啊，我甚至不知道為什麼我要試著改善這個問題

But you're probably thinking.

但你可能正在想

James, this is just one video, right?

James，這只是一支影片罷了

This is just one person making a YouTube video, right?

這只是某個人在 Youtube 做的影片，不是嗎？

There's not like an entire community dedicated to- (Paper smack)

又不是有一大群人都在做…(甩紙聲)

Autonomous sensory meridian response, ASMR.

自發性知覺經絡反應，又稱顱內高潮，簡稱 ASMR

This is the entire Wikipedia page printed out with notes.

這是整個維基百科內有關 ASMR 的內容，還有註記

You know I bet at least some people watching this already know what it is.

我敢說至少有一部分的人在看這支影片以前已經知道那是什麼了

And you didn't tell me about it.

而你們卻沒跟我說過這個

What, you think I wasn't going to find out? (Crash)

怎麼，你覺得我不會發現？(物體碰撞聲)

In my college charge is 5¢ to print a page.

在我的大學裡列印一頁需要 5 分美金

So I spent 65¢ printing out this Wikipedia article.

所以我花了 65 分來列印有關 ASMR 的維基百科內容

Money I'm never getting back.

金錢一去不回啊

So what is ASMR?

所以什麼是 ASMR？

Basically, it's a video of someone whispering into a microphone and making certain sounds.

基本上就是一個有人對著麥克風講悄悄話以及製造特定聲音的影片

For about, 20-60 minutes.

大概 20 至 60 分鐘長

Now you might be thinking, why? Why do they do this?

現在你可能在想，為什麼？為什麼他們要這麼做？

The Wikipedia article says that

維基百科中說到

"the purpose of ASMR is to give listeners sort of a tingling sensation in the head."

「ASMR 的目的在於給予聽者大腦興奮愉悅的感覺」

And some people describe it as akin to a mild electric current.

而有一些人的描述則是有如溫和的電流流過的感覺

The best way I can think to describe it is...

而我覺得最好的描述方法是…

You know those Bob Ross videos?

你知道 Bob Ross 的影片嗎？

Remember how you just loved to watch them, even though you couldn't paint?

記得雖然你不會畫畫，但就是喜歡看他畫畫的那種感覺嗎？

Why did you watch 'em?

你為什麼要看？

Yeah, you watched them because you loved his soft gentle voice.

沒錯，你看那些影片因為你喜歡他那柔和的聲音

And the sounds of the paintbrush on the canvas

還有畫筆在帆布上發出的聲音

And then when he beat his paintbrush on that little thing.

以及當他在畫架上拍打他的筆刷時

yOu can beAt ME bObBY ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ❤

快來打我吧 Bobby ❤

I think thats what ASMR is trying to create.

我想那就是 ASMR 試著製造出來的效果

It's basically supposed to give you the same feeling when you watch a Bob Ross video.

基本上 ASMR 要給你的感覺就跟你看 Bob Ross 的影片時得到的感覺相同

Man, you were watching those videos a lot differently than me!

兄弟，你跟我看影片的心態完全不一樣！

Now since I read the Wikipedia page let me tell you some useless facts about it.

既然我看過維基百科了，讓我來告訴你一些冷知識

The first case of ASMR was in a book written in 1925 that said:

最早提到 ASMR 的是在 1925 年出版的一本書

"With a roughness in her voice like a grasshopper,

「她那猶如蝗蟲般粗糙的聲音

which rasped his spine deliciously and sent running up into his brain waves of sound."

爽快地刺激著他的脊骨並順流而上直至腦中。」

The frick?

什麼鬼？(frick 即為 fu*k 的替代說法)

In this part about evolutionary history David Huron states that:

有關這部分的演化史，David Huron 表示

"The ASMR effect is clearly strongly related to the perception of non-threat and 'altruistic-'"

「ASMR 與感官高度相關，是個無威脅且利他…」

Faith, what is this word?

Faith，這是什麼字？

'Altruistic'?

「利他的？」

Faith: Wait, let me look it up for you.

等等，我去找給你

Computer: AL - TRU - IS - TIC

利-他-的

James: AL - TRWO - IST - IC

利-塔-的

Faith: No. AL - TROOOOO - IS - TIC

不，利-他-的

James: AL - TROO - IS - KIT

利-他-得

"The ASMR effect is clearly strongly related to the perception of non-threat and altruistic attention,

「ASMR 與感官高度相關，是個無威脅且利他的效應

and has strong similarities to physical grooming in primates.'

並與靈長類動物的理毛互動行為有很高的相似性」

who derive enormous pleasure, bordering on euphoria,

靈長類動物從理毛互動行為中獲得巨大的愉快甚至陶醉於其中

when being groomed by a grooming partner, not to get clean, but rather to bond with each other."

當靈長類動物被同伴理毛時，並不是為了清潔，而是為了讓彼此關係更親密

So that begs the question: do dogs like it?

那又有個問題了，狗會喜歡嗎？

So...tonight...is the return of the beloved...lip smacking (pop)

所以…今晚…又到了大家最愛的…砸嘴時間(嘴巴發出啵啵聲)

ASMR was officially created in 2008, but it didn't get popular

ASMR 這個詞在 2008 年正式地出現，但直到 Facebook 社群

until a Facebook group along with a subreddit was created in 2010.

及 ASMR 的 Reddit 專頁在 2010 年創立後才真正為人所知

Now, it wasn't always called ASMR.

它並不只是被稱為 ASMR

Instead, people used phrases like 'brain massage,' 'head tingle',

除此之外，有些人會稱呼它為 「大腦按摩」、「頭部刺激」

'brain tingle,' 'spine tingle' and my personal favorite 'attention induced head orgasm.'

「大腦刺激」、「脊骨刺激」，以及我個人最愛的 「注意力誘發頭部高潮」

What're you doing with those grasshoppers ma'am?

你對那些蝗蟲做了什麼？

But a lot of people didn't want to use orgasm in the name.

但有很多人不想把高潮放進名稱裡

Because then people would think that:

因為人們可能會想：

uh, this ASMR stuff is pretty sexual (Like James)

ASMR 這東西還挺性感的 (就像 James 一樣)

Which it totally isn't, you guys......

但完全不是這麼回事…

Except in 2015 when people started making a new genre of ASMR videos,

直到 2015 年開始有人做了一種新類型的 ASMR 影片

called ASMR-otica

稱為「情色版 ASMR」( ASMR-otica 為ASMR+erotica 的複合字 )

And something else thats worth noting on the Wikipedia page:

而維基百科上還有一些值得注意的東西

"The popularity of ASMR videos featuring women

「那些女性 ASMR 影片製作者

does substantially exceed those created by male performers.

的確比男性製作者更受歡迎，

However, there are some popular male 'ASMRtists' and not all video creators are heterosexual."

然而，也是有一些受歡迎的男性 『ASMR藝術家』，畢竟不是所有影片製作者都是異性戀 」

So can I not make ASMR videos, is that what it's saying?

所以我能不做 ASMR 影片嗎？它是這個意思嗎？

So the creator of the Facebook group back in 2010

Facebook 社群的版主在 2010 年

coined the term Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response.

創造了「自發性知覺經絡反應」這個詞

Autonomous meaning that it's spontaneous;

自發性的意思是它是自動發生的

Sensory meaning--the senses or sensation;

知覺意思是感官或是感覺

and Meridian...meaning orgasm.

而經絡意思是…高潮

I'm not making that up.

我不是在瞎扯

Now, the word Meridian doesn't mean orgasm at all.

當然那的確不是高潮的意思

But in the Wikipedia article it says:

但在維基百科中寫到

"Allen chose the word 'meridian'

「Allen 選擇了這個字

mistakenly believing that it was 'a kinder way of saying orgasmic"

是因為他誤信了這是比較文雅的高潮的說法」

If you look it's even on their blog!

如果你到他們的網站上還真能看到這說法

So you're telling me this whole time,

所以你告訴我一直以來

people have been using ASMR to mean climax, and that's not even what it means!

大家都用 「ASMR」 來代表高潮，而這甚至不是它真正的意思！

Okay, some other things in the Wikipedia article I want to talk about

維基百科上還有一些東西我想跟各位聊聊

is that apparently not everyone experiences ASMR.

顯然不是每個人都很享受 ASMR

There is also a type of ASMR called binaural recording,

還有一種 ASMR 的類型是立體聲錄音法

where performers use two microphones and place them where your ears would be.

就是表演者用兩個麥克風來模擬聲音進入你左右耳的方式

(In right audio source) So it's extra creepy.

( 從右邊喇叭發聲 ) 所以它會讓人更加毛骨悚然

Another popular- (lip smack) look I'm lip smacking right now.

其他受歡迎的…(咂嘴聲)，看吧我又在咂嘴了

Another popular 'theme' is that these videos do a lot of roleplaying.

其他受歡迎的「主題」就是這些影片做了很多角色扮演

Specifically: clinical roleplaying.

特別是：醫院的角色扮演

Now I'm someone who never really got into the whole roleplaying experience.

我就是那種沒有辦法認真融入角色扮演裡的人

Except when CaptainSparklez does it. C'mon where's part five?

除了 CaptainSparklez 做的角色扮演影片之外，第五集到底什麼時候要出來？

Let's read the wiki!

讓我們來看看維基！

"The ASMRtists provide clinical or medical services,

「 ASMR 藝術家提供診斷或醫療的服務

including routine general medical examinations.

包括一般的體格檢查」

The creators of these videos make no claims to the reality of what is depicted,

影片的製作者不用說明實際情況是如何

and the viewer is intended to be aware that they are watching and listening to a simulation, performed by an actor."

而觀眾也明白他們正在觀看及收聽一個由演員表演出來的情境劇

Yeah, I don't think we can really use the word "actor" Wikipedia

我覺得我們在這用 「 演員 」 這詞好像不太好，維基百科

O-kay what else?

好的，還有什麼呢？

There's little scientific work done on it.

現在還沒有太多科學根據在這上頭

Some people say that it's great for fighting insomnia and anxiety.

有些人說對於抗失眠及抑制焦慮有好處

But others say:

但有些人說：

no, it's not.

不，完全不

But I mean, it's not like it's bad for you.

但我意思是，那不至於對你有害

And there has been one song made to trigger ASMR.

而且還有一首歌是做來引發 ASMR

But I listened to it; I don't think song is the best word for it.

我是有聽過了，但我不覺得那是一首歌

It's more just normal ASMR audio.

就只是個一般的 ASMR 音頻

Just because it was released on an album doesn't make it a song, Wikipedia!

它放在專輯裡面並不代表它就是一首歌，維基百科！

And there's one comment on this video that I think sums up ASMR pretty well.

在那影片底下有一個評論我覺得非常適合用來總結 ASMR

"I'm extremely uncomfortable"

「我感到極度不舒服」

I had no idea that ASMR was even a thing. Did you know it was a thing? I didn't.

我甚至不覺得 ASMR 是個正常的東西，你覺得它是嗎？我不覺得

Heck, even CollegeHumor made a parody ASMR video.

就連 CollegeHumor 都做了個嘲諷 ASMR 的影片

I just want to make things clear,

我只是想說清楚

I'm not hating on people who make ASMR videos, or even people who like to watch it.

我不是討厭那些製作 ASMR 影片的人，或是那些喜歡看的人

And I'm certainly not jealous that some of these people

我也絕對不是忌妒那些人

have hundreds of thousands of subscribers and a-millions of views

僅僅是刷了 20 分鐘的麥克風

and all they're doing is just brushing a microphone for twenty minutes.

就有成千上萬訂閱數跟上百萬的觀看數

(Brush sweeping noises)

(刷子摩擦聲)

But guys, I think this ASMR thing is getting a little out of hand.

但大夥兒，我覺得 ASMR 已經有點失控了

Keep in mind that all these videos are about 15 minutes to an hour long.

請記得這些影片有 15 分鐘到 1 個小時這麼長

We have this girl with a Southern accent singing

有個南方口音的女孩唱著

"I'm Blue" and "Numa Numa" to remove a curse from you;

「I'm Blue」和「Numa Numa」來幫你去除詛咒

(Soft singing)

(輕聲歌唱著)

inaudible whispering and tongue clicking;

幾乎聽不見的悄悄話跟彈舌聲

a couple of dentist roleplays;

一大堆的牙醫角色扮演

a library book return roleplay;

一個圖書館還書的角色扮演

eating Chinese food; a couple of Yu-Gi-Oh card readings;

吃著中式料理、念一疊遊戲王卡

a Minecraft let's play; a Five Nights at Freddy's tribute; Undertale; a Mario Maker let's play;

Minecraft 遊戲、佛萊迪的五夜驚魂、地域傳說、瑪莉歐兄弟

evening with a vampire; The Joker; SATAN; alien abduction; alien abduction for men; (Inhales)

與吸血鬼的夜晚、小丑、撒旦、外星人誘拐、給男人的外星人誘拐(倒吸一口氣)

aaaand torture roleplay.

還有…折磨人的角色扮演

(Exhales)

(嘆氣聲)

Really? You can type ASMR and then type anything after that and you'll get something.

沒錯，你可以打上 ASMR 然後加上任何關鍵字，你就會找到了

"You think...God stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created?"

「 你覺得…上帝要留在天堂是不是因為祂太害怕祂所創造的東西？ 」

And what's doubly weird is that all of these videos are recent.

而更奇怪的是這些影片都是最近才出現的

Like, they were made in 2015 or even 2016.

大約在 2015 年甚至 2016 年才製作

Well, obviously Undertale and Mario Maker are recent.

很顯然地地域傳說跟瑪莉歐兄弟是最近的

But Shrek? SHREK?! (whispering) Shrek...

但史瑞克？史瑞克？！(悄悄地說) 史瑞克…

But just to finish things up, I just want to get something off my chest.

但就讓我們做個結尾吧，我想放輕鬆喘口氣一下

This Undertale ASMR was pretty good--compared to the other ones!

跟其他的比起來，地域傳說的 ASMR 是個好影片！

You still might be thinking:

你可能還是在想

yeah, that's pretty weird James.

那真的很怪欸 James

Yeah, it IS pretty weird!

對，它的確是很怪！

We've gotten pretty deep in the weirdness with those alien ones!

我們已經有了怪到不行的外星人主題了！

And they have almost a million views!

而且還有近百萬的觀看數！

I just think this one deserves more views.

我只是覺得地域傳說這部值得更多人看

You know, I just want one ASMR video to be like forty minutes long,

你知道嗎，我希望有一個 ASMR 影片可以大概在 40 分鐘長

and then in the middle somewhere the person just screams.

然後在中間的地方有個人突然大叫

Like, really hardcore screams.

就像看到鬼那樣大叫

Yeah.

沒錯

Oh, and I never did find out how to prevent lip smacking.

對了，我還是沒有找到要怎麼避免發出咂嘴聲

If anyone knows can-can you tell me?

如果有人知道的話，可以告訴我嗎？

Does Gatorade work?

開特力有用嗎？

I read somewhere that Gatorade works.

我看過某個地方說開特力有用

What if I only have Powerade?

如果我只有動樂呢？( 運動飲料品牌 )

(Phone ringing)

(電話鈴聲)

[James' dad, over the phone]: JAMES!

( James 爸爸的聲音 ) James！

[James]: Hey dad, I kind of have a weird request.

爸，我有個奇怪的請求

[James' dad]: 'Kay?

嗯？

[James]: Um, can you film the dogs with headphones in them?

呃，你可以在狗的頭上戴耳機然後錄下來

And then send me the-the-the video?

再把影片傳給我嗎？

[James' dad]: You mean, dogs wearing earbuds?

你的意思是，狗戴著耳機？

[James]: Yeah.

對

[James]: Make sure to film it horizontally.

要記得是拿橫的錄

[James' dad]: I don't think– they won't keep earbuds in their ears.

我不太…我覺得它們不會乖乖的把耳機戴在耳朵上