10.
Coke and Mentos Challenge
Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘What Could Go Wrong?’
before doing something stupid?
Don’t lie, you know you have!
Well, those that can admit it, can most likely also admit that they had second thoughts before
doing the stupid thing they did.
Take for example these guys who followed the legendary internet trend of mixing Coke a
cola with mentos!
In May 2011, two men in New Jersey posted a video of them doing the popular internet
challenge on their Youtube channel, Bruce Bowman.
This bizarre and fun challenge actually started a while back in 2006, but it's still going
strong to this day!
So strong in fact, that their video got over 2 million views!
And here’s why!
The two guys, Bruce and his friend, decided to do the challenge on a rainy day outside
of a tennis court.
They slammed down the bottle of coke with mentos in it!
It was supposed to shoot up towards the sky as it expanded.
But that didn't happen..
Instead, the bottle launched towards the camera Bruce was holding.
Basically, the experiment totally backfired!
Now, the mixture of coke and mentos isn’t harmful by its own means, but a solid object
launching towards you at about 20 miles per hour (32 km/hr), yeah, that can hurt.
We assume Bruce suffered only minor injuries, like a bruise or two, depending on where it
hit.
We hope it didn’t get him in the wrong place!
9.
Dry Scooping Challenge
Have you ever heard of dry scooping?
Those of you who aren’t gym junkies might not know, but let us enlighten you about it.
Dry scooping refers to the term of eating a scoop of pre-workout powder in its purest
form, straight out of the container.
Now, some people argue that this is safe, but it is in fact extremely dangerous, and
one woman found out the hard way.
In 2021, the dry scooping challenge went viral, which is an offspring of the 2013 cinnamon
powder challenge, which unbeknownst to everyone, might be one of the more deadly challenges
that might have ever trended.
It definitely led to a lot of stomachs being upset with just a simple swallow of powder.
Similarly, the dry scooping challenge does not disappoint.
In April of 2021, 20-year-old Briatney Portillo, suffered a heart attack after trying the challenge.
According to Ms. Portillo, who posted her experience on TikTok, she took a nutritional
supplement for her gym workout.
After a while, she started feeling nauseous.
The nausea lasted all day and into the next.
When she showed up for work the day after, she started experiencing all the things a
person would experience right before cardiac arrest.
Apparently if she hadn’t gone to the hospital in time, she would have lost her life!
Thankfully, she survived, and after sharing her experience, fewer and fewer people tried
the challenge.
8.
Kiki Challenge
Kiki, do you love me?
Are we riding?
Say you’ll never ever leave from beside me..
Okay okay, we all know the lyrics!
In 2018 Drake released his musical masterpiece, “In My Feelings” and people went absolutely
nuts over it!
Not only are the lyrics super catchy and stuck in your head for days, the dance moves are
too, aka the Kiki Challenge!
The Kiki Challenge is, whenever you hear the song, wherever you are, you’re supposed
to drop what you’re doing and bust out the dance!
Wait a minute.. wherever you are?
Yes.
Wherever!
Even while driving!
Does that sound a little dangerous to you?
Because it sounds super dangerous to us!
And that’s exactly how the Kiki Challenge took a turn for the worst.
Unfortunately, for 18-year-old Anna Worden from Iowa, an attempt to do the dance challenge,
left her physically impaired.
"The last thing I remember was opening the door.
So apparently, I got out and tripped and fell and hit my head," she said in an interview.
The hit left Anna unconscious, and she woke up in the ICU hours later.
Investigations revealed that Anna had suffered bleeding from her brain from a fractured skull
and blood clots in her ears.
Anna, who recently graduated from Pleasant Valley High School, has always loved dancing
and thought the little stunt would be "fun."
Through her story, the teen wants to share her experience of going from being a graceful
dancer to someone who is now re-learning how to walk.
"Be more careful about the challenges and fads that you see that are going around.
It may seem fun, and it may seem like it's easy, but at the same time, they could be
so dangerous," she said at the time of her discharge from hospital.
Anna's journey to recovery has just begun.
She had to take several physical therapy sessions to regain her legs' lost movement and strength.
Anna's story is an excellent example of how Social media challenges may seem fun, but
its consequences may put your life in danger.
7.
Corn on a Drill!
Mmmm corn.
It’s a staple food.
You can eat it with butter, boil it, cook it up with cheese or sugar…It can be salty
or sweet, you can add it to mash potatoes or whatever you like!
However!
There is one way that you should NEVER, NEVER, eat it.
And that’s on the cob, spinning on an electric drill.
Believe it or not, eating corn in this dangerous way became super popular among internet conquistadors.
It was 2012, when the new craze took over netizens; the Corn on a Drill Challenge!
You eat the corn as fast as you can while it’s spinning on an electric drill.
Sound dumb?
Absolutely!
In May 2020, singer and songwriter, Jason Derulo, tried this challenge out for himself.
He posted a video of him doing it too!
Have you seen it?
In the video he says, “Have you guys seen this?”
holding up the corn on the drill.
“I’ve always wanted to try this.”
Why Jason, why!!
He lets the corn spin for about 3 seconds, chomping away, and then he says OUCH!
He lowers the drill and reveals his bloody mouth and top teeth, all of which are chipped!
Well, Jason’s video actually turned out to be a prank!
But boy did he fool us!
On the other hand, a Chinese woman who tried out the challenge got her hair stuck in the
drill as it was spinning and it ripped out!
That sounds really painful..Our heart goes out to her.
We hope she grew her hair back, and some brains too..
6.
Licking PublicToilets
Licking is how we taste stuff, letting the flavor flood into our mouths gracefully to
let our bodies know if we like it.
Um, ok that sounds weird, but anyway!
Unfortunately, that habit was tainted when the Licking Toilet Seat Challenge went viral.
Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like and it’s disgusting.
In March of 2020, a famous musical singer named Ava Louise filmed herself licking a
toilet seat to ‘Challenge’ coronavirus, which was still fairly new back then.
Soon, after Ms. Louise did it, tons of people started jumping on the bandwagon, specifically,
those who were opposed to the validity of the uprising pandemic.
That is, until later that same month, a 21-year-old TikToker from California, who’s going by
the username of Larz and GayShawnMendez, posted a video of him licking a public toilet seat.
Not long after, Larz posted a tweet saying; I tested positive for Covid, and since then,
his official twitter account had been banned.
Any updates from Larz have been cut off, though we do hope he’s okay.
Despite this, the nasty trend continued for quite some time..
But seriously, who does something like that?!
These are some weird times we’re living in people!
Would you ever do something like that?
Do you know anyone that has?
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5.
The Tripping Challenge or The Skull Breaker Challenge
In 2019, a challenge called ‘The Skull Breaker’ challenge spread like wildfire all over the
internet!
It’s a challenge involving 3 people lining up horizontally, however, the person in the
middle is unaware of the challenge, the two people on the side would then jump first,
which would make the middle person jump, and once the middle person jumps, the two trips
the person mid-air.
Unfortunately, as dangerous as it sounds, many people, mostly minors, started doing
this.
Tripping people, watching them fall and laughing at them!
Sounds kind of mean if you ask us.. not to mention dangerous!
A 16-year-old girl in Brazil was the victim of this internet challenge.
When her friends tripped her, she hit her head hard on the ground.
Anyone who hits their head like that can suffer anything from a concussion to fractures, an
intracranial haemorrhage, permanent brain damage… or even death!
She was taken to the hospital, but sadly she passed away from her injuries.
Thankfully, all videos from the challenge have since been removed from almost all platforms.
4.
Planking Challenge
Remember in 2011 when the planking challenge took over the world?
People were taking pictures, stiff as a board, in all kinds of precarious spots and posting
them online.
Honestly, it took some real core strength to keep up with this trend.
Have you tried it?
Now, the planking challenge itself isn’t all that dangerous, as it actually turned
out to be a meme, and quite a fun one at that.
Lying face down on anything from grills to office tables - it can be pretty hilarious..
well it was, until it wasn’t.
In May 2011, 20-year-old Acton Beale was at a party with some friends.
One of his pals was planking on stuff and he thought he’d join in!
He decided to turn it up a notch by planking on the balcony railing.
It would have been fine on the first floor, but they were on the seventh floor of the
building.
Acton lost his balance and fell to the ground.
He died instantly.
Soon after, Australian police, who were afraid of the increasing popularity of the challenge,
banned planking in public.
If you were caught doing the challenge, you could be slapped with a huge fine and even
get arrested!
This is serious stuff!
3.
Benadryl Challenge
Did you know taking too much Benadryl can kill you?
Well it absolutely can.
Children and teens are participating in a new social media trend by intentionally overdosing
on the over-the-counter antihistamine.
The situation has parents and officials at the Food and Drug Administration concerned
enough that they issued a warning against the “serious problems” that can occur
if you take too much Benadryl.
In August 2020, in Oklahoma, a young girl named Chloe Marie Phillips overdosed on Benadryl
after taking part in the challenge.
As stated, Chloe stumbled upon a video from an influencer about Benadryls effects, and
she was enticed to try this.
However, her frail young body was unable to handle the dosage she took, leading to her
early death.
Her family blamed the internet for her death.
She’s not the only case though, there’s also a 14-year-old girl who was subjected
to comatose condition after taking 14 pills.
She’s currently recovering as of this moment.
Now, hopefully, this would be quite a clear sign that being an influencer means having
the power of influence, and power always means responsibility.
This should serve as a lesson for everyone to not try anything sketchy on the internet.
2.
Birdbox Challenge
Ever heard the phrase, “Keep your eyes on the road”?
We sure have!
Millions of times, from our driving instructor ,our parents, friends, pretty much everyone
knows this.
Unfortunately, this saying was ignored in 2018 when the movie Bird Box, a movie about
blindfolding yourself to not see the monster, created a trend called, with a hashtag, BirdBoxChallenge.
You would’ve guessed by now that re-creating such a scene would be funny sometimes, but
only when it's done in a safe place.
This teenager, though, seemed to have taken literal inspiration from the movie.
In January 2019, in Layton, Utah, a 17-year-old driver and her 16-year-old passenger decided
to join in on the Bird Box Challenge.
The only problem being, they were driving!
Allegedly, the two started talking about the bird box challenge while in the car, and eventually
thought about trying it out mid-drive.
Obviously, the girls aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed.
So, the driver put her beanie down to cover her eyes, and as a result, she crashed into
another car, causing grievous damage to both the cars’ exteriors.
Thankfully, everyone was safe, but seriously, what the heck!
1.
The Blue Whale Challenge
A family in Texas says their teenage son killed himself trying an internet challenge known
as Blue Whale. 15-year-old Isaiah Gonzales took his life on a Saturday morning in San
Antonio.
His father warned parents to be aware of their children's online activities.
In November of 2015, a girl named Rina Palenkova took a selfie and posted it online with the
caption ‘Nya Bye’.
After posting it, she took her own life.
Police and family were left baffled by this as there was no way that Rina would commit
suicide.
But after checking Rina’s phone, they learned that she had been part of an online group
that involved topics about suicide and blue whales.
It was later in May of 2016, that it was found out to be a game, created by so-called ‘Curators’.
The Curators would assign a list of gruesome tasks to be completed to their online chat
members, the final task of which was to commit suicide.
The person responsible for starting the sick challenge was caught in November 2016.
A man named Philipp Budeikin, a former psychology student.
He admitted to being guilty of influencing people to kill themselves, and managed to
contact his targets through his 2013 game that had his name and phone number attached
to it.
In the end, he was charged with two counts but felt no remorse for the actions he had
done
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