Thanks to one Twitter user, cathartic video enthusiasts have uncovered a new obsession: steam-cleaning videos.Producer Victoria Ho posted videos to Twitter from a steam-cleaning company's account on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.Videos of various items' transformation delighted viewersand led to some online roasting.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Whether we're watching crayons getting crushed by a hydraulic press or subscribing to listening to gentle whispering ASMR, people are constantly turning to online videos for catharsis. Thanks to Twitter, viewers are enjoying a new staple in satisfying content: steam cleaning videos.The surge of cleaning enthusiasm began last week when one Twitter user alerted her followers to the content of a steam cleaning company on Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok)."There is a steam-cleaning company on Douyin and I can't stop watching its videos," producer Victoria Ho wrote in a now-viral tweet of a teddy bear's transformation that has received over 130,000 likes.Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1228002521832022016'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw There is a steam-cleaning company on Douyin and I can't stop watching its videos. pic.twitter.com/RYvWWVhNM3In the clip, the brown teddy bear turns to an unrecognizable shade of cream with just a few strokes of the steam cleaner.Viewers were immediately enthralled and demanded more content."WHERE CAN I WATCH THESE VIDEOS' these are better for my anxiety disorder then medicine omg," one commenter wrote. "My whole soul relaxed."Ho, eager to provide her followers with more examples of the mesmerizing work, posted several steam clean transformation videos.Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1228212251540123654'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw IT'S AMAZING pic.twitter.com/k9sAvpxPTg"IT'S AMAZING," she tweeted.Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1228526087308578818'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw @thedak says you guys want another pic.twitter.com/xL7VSEHFx8Ho even defended the cleaning company's technique when one commenter accused the steam cleaning process of stripping an item of its original thread color.Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1228211567528792064'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Look at the colour of the cushion, it didn't strip the thread colour. I'm clearly obsessed. pic.twitter.com/rKNDDuLxQ6Of course, Twitter couldn't help but notice the obvious metaphorand wasted no time in roasting public figures and concerning tanning habits.Tweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1229220518139613184'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Trump after a long day pic.twitter.com/iQ1Gli6EGITweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1229092492206919682'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Do Ar*ana Gr*nde next!!!!!! https://t.co/AHOhp0GV1RTweet Embed: //twitter.com/mims/statuses/1229140783090946048'ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw White women after taking off their makeup https://t.co/ra5bTeAGjEHo hadn't quite anticipated this level of online attention."I don't check Twitter every day, and I wasn't expecting that to catch on so much," she told Insider. "I was just amazed by the videos on Douyin and wanted to share it with the small group of people I typically tweet with."The iconic teddy bear has even made his way to online fame with a designated entry on knowyourmeme.com.Read more:How ASMR videos went from a niche 'tingle' subculture to mainstream memesA California wildlife protection group went viral after filming 13 adorable seconds of a coyote and badger playing together at nightThe top 10 viral videos on TikTok this year include 'Kombucha Girl,' Crocs, shaving cream, and David DobrikJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: 62 new emoji and emoji variations were just finalized, including a bubble tea emoji and a transgender flag. Here's how everyday people submit their own emoji.
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