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Japanese YouTuber Hikakin retires his iPhone water-submersion ritual
Original: I am graduating from the iPhone water-submersion tradition I've done for 10 years.
Japanese YouTube star Hikakin, of the HikakinTV channel, says he is ending the annual tradition he has kept for a decade of submerging his iPhone underwater, typically to test or showcase the device's water resistance. The announcement has drawn millions of likes, with fans reacting to the retirement of a long-running stunt many have followed since the early iPhone water-testing era.
Why now: A hugely popular creator is ending a decade-long signature stunt that longtime fans associate with his channel.
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- I am graduating from the iPhone water-submersion tradition I've done for 10 years. · HikakinTV · 2.5M
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