# @nytimes on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@nytimes/video/7523156418430504206
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32127699-nytimes-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/04a7387aae.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-07-04T09:29:28.000+00:00

## Caption

South Korea held its annual Space-Out Competition this May, inviting contestants to embrace stillness in a world that rarely slows down. Part pageant and part boredom-endurance challenge, it requires participants to repose in silence for an hour and a half, with gentle interruptions every 15 minutes to have their heart rates measured. The winner is the person who achieves the highest combined score on two criteria: lowest and steadiest pulse, along with a highly subjective audience popularity vote. #SouthKorea #SpaceOut #Meditation

## Stats

- **Views:** 142,300
- **Likes:** 8,499
- **Shares:** 971
- **Comments:** 25

## Tags

meditation, spaceout, southkorea

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