Social-media users are turning tinfoil into superpolished, silver balls — they are obsessed.
社交媒体用户正痴迷于把锡箔打制成闪闪发亮的银球。
In March, YouTuber SKYtomo, who’s based in Japan and known for his DIY skills, uploaded a video of himself creating these shiny spheres and now has more than 2 million views and has inspired dozens of iterations on Instagram.
“This is sooooo satisfacting. This actually is a form of meditation. The focus and repetitive movements all create a deep calm and serenity for those inclined to do this. It’s the same for any creative art, painting, woodwork, sewing, etc.,” one YouTuber comments.
The process is inexpensive, but time-sucking: take a sheet of aluminum foil, scrunch it into a ball and hammer it down into a tightly packed orb. Then, spend hours polishing it into perfection until it looks like an oversized pinball.
