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Japan's biggest YouTuber ends his decade-long iPhone water test ritual

Original: I am graduating from the iPhone water-submersion tradition I've done for 10 years.

Hikakin, one of Japan's best-known video creators, has announced he is ending his annual tradition of submerging his iPhone in water, a stunt he has filmed every year for the past ten years. The announcement has drawn a huge response, with the farewell video gathering well over a million likes as fans react to the end of a long-running ritual.

Why now: A beloved, decade-long annual ritual by a major creator is coming to an end, prompting nostalgia and a wave of fan reactions.

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