nytimes October 1, 2021 4:00pm TikTok's Oddly Satisfying Pool-Cleaning Videos #videorecordingsdownloadsandstreaming #mileslaflin #swimmingpools #socialmedia #tiktokbytedance #news The Strange Allure of Pool-Cleaning Videos Clips of swimming pools being cleaned have racked up millions of views on TikTok. Researchers have some ideas as to why.