'How to make slime': The most-searched Google term in 2017

Here's why slime has been making headlines:

Eeeks! No.

No? Why not?

Because everyone is talking about it.

But I can give you some stats

On slime? Okay, Bring it on then.

Google searches on 'how to make slime?' went up by a whopping 450% in 2017.

Whoops!

Actually it was the top 'how to' query on Google in 2017 — ahead of 'how to make solar eclipse glasses' and 'how to buy bitcoins'.

I told you Everyone is talking about it.

Wait. Consider this: New Zealand was the top country typing searches on slime. In the second spot is Reunion, the French island in the Indian Ocean. Remarkable, no?

Hmm! I would go with 'interesting'.

Have you heard of Karina Garcia?

Now whoever is that? I thought we were on slime.

Precisely, we are now on giant slime. Karina is a 23-year-old resident of California. Her YouTube channel shows you how to make slime. All kinds of slime. Her video on 'giant cloud slime' got four-and-a-half million views. The channel's now got 6,968,718 subscribers and guess what!

What?

She often makes $200,000 a month from sponsorship deals.

Slime's money, eh? Wonder what keeps the trend going.

Slime is a stress-buster. Even watching slime videos is. Then, the idea of handling it. That's why making it with your own hands is so popular: it triggers the autonomous sensory meridian response — a low-grade euphoria.

Euphoria, my foot!

Exactly. You should check out the challenge to make slime with your feet. There is something for everyone. It's serious business — and lots of choices. You can choose to use borax, or try non-borax slimes. Glue is a must. You could use contact-lens solutions too. Did you know the trend has boosted the stocks of the American glue company Elmers and Borax miner Rio Tinto?

Are you kidding me?

In a way. See, kids across the world are now turning slime entrepreneurs. Making it at home and selling it. In fact, a whole new slime economy is on the rise, and conventional toy companies are worried.

We must keep talking about this. Wow.

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