People Who Did Idiotic Things Just To Go Viral

#1 "All By Myself" At The Airport

When Richard Dunn found himself all alone at the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas in 2014, the 43-year-old videotaped himself singing Celine Dion's "All By Myself" to send to his wife as a joke. Well, the stunt ended up being more than just a simple joke when the video went viral and even made the news. He walked around the eerily vacant airport belting out the sappy ballad in order to pass the time until his flight was ready for takeoff. He may have felt dumb doing it, and some may think it's a silly thing to do, but at least he got concert tickets out of it.

#2 Banana Sprite Stupidity

While bananas are good and Sprite is good, putting them together isn't exactly a good idea. The theory is that the body cannot digest both things simultaneously. Of course, a viral challenge emerged, where people shoved two full bananas and a 2-liter bottle of Sprite in their pieholes as quickly as possible without barfing. While it's idiotic enough for people to actually try this challenge. Nonetheless, people have gone "bananas" for this challenge and are still trying to complete the task without upchucking.

#3 Corn On The Cob Power Drill Doofus

A girl in China tried to reenact a popular video stunt, which involved a person holding a power drill with an ear of corn attached and she'd be the one to chomp on the rapidly rotating corn. While it sounds dumb, she didn't think there could possibly be any harm in trying it out on her own. However, things went haywire and the drill slipped upward, removing a huge chunk of hair from the front portion of her head. It's a blessing her scalp wasn't buzzed off as well! Of course, this "corny" incident was captured on video and quickly went viral.

#4 Devil Baby Prank

some pranksters from Thinkmodo, thought that placing fake, yet totally realistic-looking "devil babies" all around various cities would be a great advertising tactic. People peeped into strollers and carriages expecting to go gaga over a cute new baby boy or girl but were horrified by the hideous animatronic "devil baby" instead. In these cases, it was the adults wishing that they were wearing diapers since they likely pooped their pants.

#5 Diet Coke And Mentos Challenge – Don’t Tell The Dentist

People attempt to drink a 2-liter bottle of the soda pop and stuff as many Mentos candies as they can fit into their mouths simultaneously. The chemical reaction causes the combo to burst out of the person's mouth, so the idea is to spill as little as possible. But foamy soda comes flowing out of their mouths like a volcanic eruption. Some may say this is a major waste of Diet Coke and candy, not to mention the huge mess the challenge creates, but people will continue to test their limits and see if they can be the ones to find a way to hold all that mess in their traps.

#6 Extreme Phone Pinching

Like a phone over troubled sewage, I will lay my phone down? This is yet another dumb activity that people have done in an effort to go viral. The goal is to hold one's smartphone between their thumb and forefinger over places where they are in danger of dropping it. Yes, this is actually a thing. Morons everywhere have risked losing their expensive gadgets in the hopes of Internet fame. Phones have been at risk of falling off balconies, into sewage drains, pig pens, toilets, and a variety of other locales. Why this is "cool" is a mystery. Most people never lose their precious iPhones and Samsungs while doing this challenge, but some have said goodbye to their phones as they quickly slipped from their greasy fingers.

#7 Harmful Hot Pepper Challenge

Naturally, daring others to consume some of the world's hottest peppers including the Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) has become another idiotic Internet viral challenge. People test their hot pepper threshold by popping these ridiculously hot peppers which score 1 million units on the Scoville scale. Kids and adults from all over have posted videos of themselves suffering from excessive sweating, eye tearing, and even vomiting on social media outlets. People have even burned their esophagus and been rushed to the hospital.

#8 "Leave Britney Alone!"

Back in 2007, pop princess, Britney Spears suffered from the fallout of an embarrassingly terrible performance at the MTV Video Music Awards. People from all walks of life made fun of her with late-night host jokes, Internet shaming, and social gossip. However, not everyone felt that it was acceptable to mock Spears. Chris Crocker posted an emotional plea video pleading that we all "Leave Britney alone!!!" The Tennessee native's post went viral, naturally, mostly due to his over-the-top and comparatively disproportionate reaction to the situation. He was sobbing, with veins popping from his neck and forehead paired with a contorted face and quivering lip. Crocker became a viral sensation and has a strong following to this day.

#9 Pot-Loving Newscaster Quits Her Day Job

Back in 2014, a news reporter for KTVA Alaska named Charlo Greene quit her news job on live TV, with expletives and all. She made the news as she delivered it, stating that she was the founder of the AK Cannabis Club, much to the shock of her co-workers and regular viewing audience. While local Alaskan news doesn't generally make its way across the country (let alone internationally), this weed-loving woman's on-air announcement went super-viral. Greene loves her "green" so she likely smoked a nice fatty once she got home and took some time to relax.

#10 Salt And Ice Burn

If a person pours salt somewhere on their body and then places ice directly on that spot, it creates a painful burning sensation since the salt causes the ice's freezing temperature to drop. So of course, the internet fame wannabes tested this reaction out on their various body parts, seeing who can withstand the horrible pain the longest. Some people have even experienced cases of frostbite just to go viral.

#11 Spoonful Of Cinnamon Cough-Fest

That's what idiots worldwide learned as they willingly participated in the "cinnamon challenge." This challenge consisted of a not-so-smart idea to ingest a spoonful of ground cinnamon without any liquids in under 60 seconds. Viral videos of people gagging, choking, and even barfing were posted on social media, yet more and more participants decided it was a good idea to accept the challenge themselves. While this dangerous challenge could damage the lungs and cause serious injury, that didn't stop dummies from trying to win the viral game by posting their own rendition of this Internet sensation.

#12 Tea Bag Challenge – No Crumpets Included

This one is a real doozy, as the participant must cut open an ordinary tea bag and ingest its contents without throwing up or giving up. The premise sounds disgusting and utterly gag-worthy, yet dummies from all over have attempted to complete this tea bag challenge with their best efforts. Most of these tea bag challenge videos show people gagging and barfing with tea leaves stuck to their teeth and tongue. The taste must be horrendous and the brushing needed in the challenger's aftermath must be extensive.

#13 Tiny Burrito-Munching Hamster

Hamsters are pretty adorable in their own right and burritos are undeniably delicious, so it's no wonder that viral videos of furry hamsters munching on itty bitty burritos have become Internet sensations. While it's definitely a tad dumb to start posting these videos in the first place, surely the hamsters love the attention and endless gourmet fare. One particular YouTube user, Hello Denizen, created a viral clip of her pet hamster enjoying a tiny burrito and she got millions of views.

#14 The 3-Breasted Woman

The 21-year-old did initially admit that her third breast, set between her natural two was an implant, but it was later revealed that it was actually a 3-breast prosthesis instead. People scour the Internet just to catch a glimpse of the ordinary 2-breasted chicks, so one could have easily guessed that Tridevil's body would be searched for time and time again just to see the "woman with three breasts" with their own two eyes.

#15 What Color Is The Dress?

Remember that infamous dress fiasco? The irritating Internet debacle that enticed the world to decide whether the dress was black and blue or white and gold. Fights broke out in nasty Twitter wars, people were sincerely concerned for their optical well-being, and sales of the dress skyrocketed. The real colors turned out to be black and blue, but the white and gold believers weren't fully convinced until the actual dress made an appearance on TV.

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