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| Be careful about the TikTok trends you are following and its consequences. Photo: Freepik |
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TikTok has taken the world by storm with its creative, engaging, hilarious short-form video content. However, as with any social media, a darker side lurks behind the seemingly harmless dances and funny challenges. These challenges often have catastrophic consequences, even resulting in death.
Here are 7 of the most disturbing TikTok trends you should stop following.
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The Blackout Challenge
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| Blackout challenge can cause severe brain damage and even death. Photo: krakenimages.com, Freepik |
The Blackout Challenge is a deadly TikTok fad in which people choke themselves until they pass out. The difficulty is based on a misconception that the lack of oxygen might result in a euphoric or "high" experience. There is no scientific evidence to back this notion, and choking oneself may be quite harmful. Oxygen deficiency can result in brain damage, seizures, and even death.
The Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge
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| Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge can harm the nerves in your lips, often causing infection. Photo: asierromero, Freepik |
There are several dangers associated with the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge. For starters, it might cause your lips to bruise and swell. Second, it can rupture blood vessels from the lips. It can harm the nerves in your lips, causing numbness, tingling, and infection. The Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge is also a form of body shaming.
The Autism Challenge
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| Making fun of autism is extremely disrespectful to autistic persons and their family. Photo: Freepik |
The Autism Challenge TikTok trend mocks persons with autism. Participants exaggerated their facial expressions and motions, as well as repeated words or phrases in a sing-song voice, to complete the "challenge". This is frequently done in a comedic way, but it is extremely disrespectful to persons with autism.
The Beezin’ Challenge
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| Burt's Bees lip balms are specially made for the lips; rubbing it on the eyelashes can cause serious irritation. Photo: Freepik |
The Beezin' challenge is a risky TikTok fad in which you rub Burt's Bees lip balm on your eyelashes to get high. Applying lip balm to your eyes is risky. Peppermint oil on the lip balm causes redness, swelling, and irritation in your eyes. It can also cause corneal abrasions, which can damage your eyesight permanently.
The Skullbreaker Challenge
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| Skullbreaker Challenge caused skull fractures, and even death. Photo: wayhomestudio, Freepik |
The Skullbreaker Challenge is dangerous that involves two people tricking a third person into jumping, while they kick their feet out from under them as they are up in the air. This causes the third person to fall and hit the head, causing fatal injuries such as concussions, skull fractures, and even death.
The Benadryl Challenge
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| Benadryl overdose can be fatal for your health. Photo: wirestock, Freepik |
The Benadryl Challenge is consuming massive doses of diphenhydramine, often known as Benadryl. Participants consume a high quantity of tablets in an attempt to generate hallucinations or a "high" feeling. Benadryl overdose can cause hallucinations, delirium, radio heart rate, and confusion.
The Coronavirus Challenge
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| TikTok users licked public surfaces to "prove" they were not afraid of coronavirus. Photo: Freepik |
During the COVID-19 epidemic, a craze called the "coronavirus challenge" spread on TikTok, where users were encouraged to lick doorknobs, toilet seats, or any other public surface to "prove" they were not afraid of the virus. This reckless trend increased the risk of contracting and spreading the virus, as well as spreading misinformation.
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Although TikTok trends started out as a simple joke, all these scary developments teach us to be wary of these unfortunate stupid trends.
