Whether you call it a blessing or a curse, there is no doubt about the fact that social media has played a very important role in revolutionizing the modern world. We’re here to discuss the latter part of this revolution, however, the one with the curse. Ever since websites like Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram came into existence, they brought with them this desire that forced people to look for ways that would make them famous on these platforms. You no longer had to appear on TV to be famous. The only problem with this is that the internet is quite unforgiving and it only seems to like the stuff which is crazy and even downright insane. This can result in various trends that show up every once in a while, making people participate in hopes that they might become internet famous and get a lot of likes or views. Not only are most of these dumb but also quite dangerous. Here we have put together a list of some of these challenges that will make you seriously doubt the survival of the human race for the future.
Online Challenges That Prove That The Depths Of Human Stupidity Know No Limits
THE KYLIE JENNER LIP CHALLENGE
Back in 2015, someone had the brilliant idea of recreating the famous bee-sting look of Kylie Jenner. For those who are not familiar with what that is, let us enlighten you. These are basically swollen lips which can be achieved by an expensive procedure. For the people on the internet, however, this was the perfect opportunity to recreate the entire concept by using a glass and then using it to create a vacuum around your lips. The results, as you expected, were pretty horrifying and it was impossible to even look at some of these. This wasn’t all though as this challenge also left most people with bruised and messed up lips.
THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
The ice bucket challenge was perhaps one of the most viral challenges in the history of the internet and it gained popularity in a very short amount of time. While the original concept of this challenge was to raise awareness about the Lou Gehrig’s disease by the ALS Association, it quickly got out of hand. The challenge involves dumping a bucket of cold water over a person’s head. As simple as it may sound, many people went ahead and did this with large amounts of water and ice in an effort to outdo each other which resulted in all sorts of injuries, essentially ruining the entire purpose of the challenge.
THE DUCT TAPE CHALLENGE
You can probably guess how stupid some of these challenges are by simply reading their names. In this case, this challenge involves literally covering a friend with duct tape. This is done in a way which makes them unable to move and their task is to free themselves. As you’ve probably guessed, most of these attempts end in catastrophic failures where the person ends up hurting themselves in an attempt to get free. Not only this, it can cause some people to have panic attacks, especially those who already have phobias related to being tied up. In one particular case, a teenager fell and hit his head on concrete, resulting in a skull fracture and brain aneurysm.
THE PASS OUT CHALLENGE
Have you ever tried to make yourself pass out on purpose? After all, what could be fun about restricting the blood flow to your brain? This is something that most teenagers don’t seem to think about when trying to attempt the pass out challenge. By this point, you’re probably thinking that we’re trying to come up with these weird challenge names and we really wish these weren’t true but unfortunately, that is not the case. Kids basically compete against each other to see who is able to pass out first by either hyperventilating themselves or by restricting their blood flow somehow. This can result in all sorts of nasty injuries but that doesn’t seem to be stopping them anytime soon.
THE CINNAMON CHALLENGE
At first glance, the Cinnamon Challenge seems like a harmless little dare, something you can do when you have a bunch of friends over to see who is the bravest of them all. It involves putting a spoonful of pure cinnamon powder into your mouth and then swallowing it without any water or anything else. Things quickly took a wrong turn as many teenagers tried to attempt this since the cinnamon powder is extremely dry and spicy. Once the mouth is coated, it forces the person to inhale, entering the lungs as a result. This can make it very difficult to breathe, damaging the lungs as a result along with the risk of choking.
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Mankind has always been on a quest to find the best in everything and a similar search led to the creation of the ghost pepper. For those who are unaware of the world of peppers, a ghost pepper is basically 100 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper. It is also known as the ghost pepper specifically because of the reason that it is impossible to tell that you’ve swallowed one of the hottest peppers in the world until it is too late. This particular challenge involves eating one of these on camera and the results are never too pretty. A lot of people end up having one of the most unpleasant experiences of their life during this challenge making them wonder why they even tried it in the first place.
THE FIRE CHALLENGE
This is probably the stupidest challenge that you will get to see on this list. We’ve been taught since we were children that fire is harmful and that was for a good reason because not only can it cause serious injuries but also pose a threat to everything around it. The mere fact that something like this turned into an internet challenge should certainly concern us about our collective future as the human race. This challenge involves pouring a flammable liquid over the body and then setting yourself on fire while recording the entire process. This led to numerous burn injuries among teenagers but despite this, it remained as one of the most popular internet trends throughout 2014.
CAR SURFING CHALLENGES
Car manufacturers put seats and more specifically seat belts “inside” the car so that the passengers can stay safe in the event of an accident or better yet, while simply driving. They, of course, did not account for the many dumb teenagers who would be attempting various forms of car surfing. The challenge basically provides a teenager with the task of surfing on the roof or hood of the car. This obviously is very dangerous and has resulted in the deaths of multiple teenagers while gravely injuring many others. The trend still seems to be continuing, however, as evident from the countless car surfing videos on the internet.
POURING VODKA INTO EYEBALLS
Vodka eyeballing originally started as a myth, one that claimed that a person could get drunk much quicker by pouring shots of vodka directly into their eyes. This myth, however, quickly turned into reality as hundreds of videos of people pouring vodka into their eyes started surfacing on the internet. The media was blamed for providing unnecessary attention to this challenge which gave it a lot of exposure and resulted in people trying this out. Needless to say, the damage was quite real as well with a lot of people developing eye injuries and some even losing their vision.
BURNS WITH SALT AND ICE CHALLENGE
You might’ve read about the combination of salt and ice in one of your science classes. What actually happens when you add some salt to ice is that the salt lowers the freezing point of the whole solution, making it as cold as -18 degrees Celsius. This is much colder than the original freezing point of ice. According to the challenge, a person must put some salt on their skin and then put a piece of ice on top of it and then keep it there as long as possible. What they do not know, however, is that this can result in injuries similar to a frostbite which can be extremely painful and eventually cause nerve damage.
SNORTING A CONDOM CHALLENGE
Snorting things is generally a bad idea and it is something that is often associated with people who do drugs. Still, snorting cocaine makes much more sense than hearing the phrase “snorting a condom”. It seems as if teenagers are willing to go to great lengths to gain a few extra likes and for a chance to get some internet stardom. As the title suggests, this challenge involves the process of snorting a condom through your nose and then pulling it out through the mouth. The risks of choking with this challenge are pretty obvious here and this can easily lead to death.
