Oddly satisfying, on demand
Squish videos work for the same reason bubble wrap does: your brain expects a rigid object to stay rigid, and gets a small reward every time it doesn't. This template takes one photo and animates the object compressing, bulging at the sides, wobbling, then springing back — five seconds, no prompt writing.
Getting the best result
A single object on a plain background is ideal — a shoe, a camera, a can, a car, a piece of fruit. The object should be the clear subject of the frame. Busy backgrounds and multiple objects split the effect and weaken the squish.
Why rigid objects work best
The effect is a contrast trick. The harder and more solid the object looks — metal, leather, glass, ceramic — the stronger the payoff when it deforms. Something already soft has nowhere to go.