Internet challenges

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Internet challenges feature internet users recording themselves taking a challenge and then distributing the resulting video through social media sites, often inspiring or daring other users to repeat the challenge. They are oftentimes worth several memes of popularity, depending on the virality of the challenge. Some of them are dangerous, but not all of them.

Examples of challenges
Warning: Most of the following challenges listed are NOT recommended to be partaken in, as they are either dangerous or illegal. If you take part in any of these challenges then know that this wiki is not responsible for your actions.
 * 1) Cinnamon - This involves filming oneself eating a spoonful of ground cinnamon in under 60 seconds without drinking anything. This creates a serious health risk as cinnamon coats and dries the mouth and throat which may result in irritation, pneumonia, a damaged lung, etc.
 * 2) Tide Pod - This involves the consumption of Tide Pods - a laundry detergent pod - and needless to say, it's toxic.
 * 3) Ghost Pepper - The Ghost Pepper, or "Bhut Jolokia", is one of the hottest and most-painful-to-consume chilies in the world. One poor guy ended up having a hole burned through his esophagus after attempting the challenge.
 * 4) Chubby Bunny - Originating from the Peanuts comic strip from February 28, 1959, this challenge involves people swallowing multiple marshmallows before saying the phrase "Chubby Bunny". This causes a choking hazard, mainly because of many marshmallows stuffed in the participant’s mouth.
 * 5) One Chip/Hot Chip Challenge - This challenge requires the doer to eat the infamous Paqui hot chip. The chip is a black color and is said to contain multiple Carolina Reaper pepper seasonings, which are another one of the most dangerous chilies in the world. At first, when the person eats the chip, nothing will happen, but then the ingredients inside the chip will act quickly, causing the person's tongue to be extremely hot and possibly even burned. It is highly recommended never to do this challenge considering that other symptoms can occur such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and even difficulty breathing. If you do perform this challenge, then you should probably get some ice cream or milk.
 * 6) Kylie Jenner Lip - For this challenge, one's required to insert their lips into a shot glass, small jar, or bottle, then suck out the air, creating a vacuum. The hope is they'll end up with pouty lips like the reality TV star. This may not have dangerous results, but can still result in injuries.
 * 7) Don't Judge - This one is more silly than harmful, the participant records oneself at a close-up angle while wearing heavy makeup to appear as unattractive as possible, before transitioning into another self-portrait in which the he/she is shown in their most photogenic form. This started out as a campaign to combat body shaming.
 * 8) Kiki, Do You Love Me ? - based on the song of the same name by Canadian rapper Drake from his fifth studio album Scorpion (2018), it involves the challenger recording himself/herself leaving their vehicle while it's still on and starts dancing while it moves, the reason for this challenge being dangerous is because many people tend to not pay attention around them while doing it as they can sometimes hit someone or something in front of them and sometimes slow traffic down because they're doing the challenge; and to make things worse, some of them would forget and lock the door while doing this so they would end up making more accidents. The challenge became so popular and so controversial to the point that many countries considered the Kiki challenge a crime and would arrest anyone who's caught doing it.
 * 9) Knockout - It involves knocking the other participant out to win, comes with a disclaimer that it may cause brain damage.
 * 10) Fire - As its name suggests, it involves setting oneself on fire using flammable liquids such as witch hazel, hand sanitizer, nail polish remover, etc.
 * 11) Bird Box - Individuals wear blindfolds while trying to do ordinary activities just like in the movie, causing injuries to some. In January 2019, a 17-year-old girl in a blindfold taking part in the craze drove into oncoming traffic in Utah and crashed her car, prompting state police to issue a warning same as Netflix.
 * 12) White Baby - A challenge that was apparently created by white supremacists in order to trigger SJWs.
 * 13) Charlie Charlie - A modern incarnation of a Spanish paper-and-pencil game called Juego de la Lapicera. Like a Magic 8-Ball, the game is played by using held or balanced pencils to produce answers to questions players ask. Teenage girls have played Juego de la Lapicera for generations in Spain, Latin America and Hispanic United States, asking which boys in their class like them.
 * 14) Ouija Board - A flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" (occasionally), and "goodbye", along with various symbols and graphics. Players take turns asking questions and then "wait to see what the planchette spells out" for them.
 * 15) Condom - There are three types:
 * 16) Inserting a condom into one's nostril, snorting it back through the throat and coughing it out of the mouth. Choking hazard.
 * 17) The least harmful challenge: filling a condom with water and dropping it on the participant's head to... test its elasticity? Not to mention a possible suffocation hazard…
 * 18) Manually stretching a condom directly over one's own head. Again, choking hazard!
 * 19) Neknomination - The original rules of the game require the participants to film themselves drinking a pint of an alcoholic beverage, usually beer, in one gulp and upload the footage to the web. But it became more and more extreme as time passed.
 * 20) Salt & Ice - Participants pour salt on their bodies, usually on the arm, and ice is then placed on the salt, leading to a second or third-degree burn. And, yes, it hurts - a lot. The symptoms include a frostbite-like sensation, or it's like being burnt with the metal end of a lighter, in which the temperature in real life can actually be up to 1800 degrees Fahrenheit (982 degrees Celsius), and that is extremely dangerous.
 * 21) One Finger - Unlike other challenges, this challenge is one of the least harmful but sexually explicative. Participants have to take nude selfies of themselves in the mirror, but with only one finger covering their private parts.
 * 22) Yoga - Just like the One Finger Challenge, no suicidal elements are involved, although it requires a lot of flexibility to do. Two or more participants combine yoga poses where the second yoga pose is performed on top of it and onward. (For example, Participant one is doing a headstand pose while Participant two is doing a scorpion pose on top of Participant one.
 * 23) Roundabout to Death - Participants sit on the middle of a roundabout as it spins at high speeds using the rear of a motorbike. To put in perspective, the G-force that is experienced in this challenge is normally experienced by astronauts or fighter pilots in controlled environments. Injuries related to G-force excess in a non-trained average person.
 * 24) George Floyd - This challenge involves two people (mostly whites). One lies down, and the other puts his knee on the person’s neck, basically representing George Floyd’s death. Not only can this be considered disrespectful towards George Floyd and his relatives, but it can also be considered extremely racist.
 * 25) Milk Crate - One of the many challenges that originated from TikTok; this challenge involves people building stairs with milk crates and one person has to climb it. However, the milk crates can be unbalance and fall over, letting the player fall on the ground and get injured. Also, many people used milk crates stolen from behind grocery stores and restaurants that are supposed to be returned to the dairy companies.
 * 26) Benadryl - The challenge has the participant take about 12 to 14 Benadryl pills in one sitting or to take an entire bottle of liquid Benadryl, which could cause a high and result in symptoms such as hallucinations, seizures or loss of consciousness. Not only is this challenge very dangerous, but it can be very fatal for those that take part in the challenge.
 * 27) Coronavirus - This challenge involves people licking public toilets. Not only is it bilious, but it can also lead to you catching COVID as the name implies.
 * 28) Eraser - This challenge involves participants using an eraser and rubbing it on their skin as hard as possible while reciting the alphabet or other phrases. The result of the challenge is burns and skin abrasions, which could be infected.
 * 29) Banana Peel - The challenge has a person slipping on a banana peel, trying to recreate the cliched banana peel fall from cartoons. Surprisingly, this results in people suffering injuries such as increased morbidity and even mortality in some cases through concussions, head traumas, fractures, and potential long-term disability.
 * 30) Hot Wax - This challenge involves a person covering their faces with liquid wax. After a period of time, the wax hardens and they would remove it. However, wax can sometimes get into a person's nostrils and ears and cause breathing problems among other risks including suffocation.
 * 31) Saltine Cracker - Participants have to eat six saltine crackers within a minute without drinking. This creates a risk because the saltine crackers quickly absorb the saliva in the mouth. Even though the crackers can fit inside the participant's mouth all at once, it's very difficult to swallow the crackers with a dry mouth.
 * 32) Car Surfing - The term "Car Surfing" was introduced in the mid-1980s, which involves riding outside of a moving vehicle which is being driven by another person. The term has been popularized from the hyperactive movement as seen in the fad of ghost-riding, except the vehicle remains under control of another person. This challenge involves one person riding on an outside of a vehicle; mainly a car. This challenge has resulted numerous deaths, mainly caused by head injuries. Examples of car surfing include: Riding on a moving vehicle such as the roof, the rear, on the side of the vehicle, etc.; Riding in the box or cargo space of a truck or a pick up truck; Holding onto or being pulled by a moving vehicle; or riding a sofa, a skateboard, a sled or any other object hitched or tied to a moving vehicle.
 * 33) Banana Sprite - The challenge involves the participant eating two bananas and then drink a bottle/can of Sprite without vomiting. Since there are bananas in participant's stomach, then the participant just drank a can/bottle of Sprite. The carbonation in the Sprite expands/bloats the participant's stomach with gas created by the fizzy part of the Sprite, which causes participants to have a very high chance of throwing up. It's the equivalent of gas forcing the food up and out of your digestive system.
 * 34) Blue Whale - A challenge created by mh:reallifevillains:Philipp Budeikin, where the challenge consisting of players being assigned to a series of tasks for fifty days, tasks start off fairly easy such as listening to certain genres of music to watching horror style movies. As the days progress, the tasks get more and more difficult, including staying up until all hours of the night to mutilating the skin along with carving a whale symbol on their arm. The final task where the challenge ends is when the player commits suicide. If they accept the challenge and refuse to do the task given by the administrator, the administrator of the challenge will dox the player.
 * 35) Outlet - This challenge involved the participant, who would insert a penny or other coin into a partially inserted plug’s prongs which would cause the outlet to spark, possibly frying the wiring or even causing a fire. One such case resulted in a school in Massachusetts electrical system suffering a short circuit after 2 teenagers did this challenge, who subsequently faced criminal charges.
 * 36) Autism - A challenge that originated from TikTok, the challenge simply encourages people to harass and make fun of autistic people.
 * 37) New Teacher - The challenge involves sending a photo of a disabled person (as their student's new teacher) to the student, the student would normally act negatively (normally by crying or acting out of fear), which is outright ableist.
 * 38) Bottle Flipping - This trend involves throwing a plastic bottle, typically partially full of liquid, into the air so that it rotates, in an attempt to land it upright on its base or cap. The repetitive thuds of multiple attempts have been criticized as a distraction and a public nuisance. Even though this is mostly safe, parents and teachers have expressed frustration at the practice, resulting in water bottle flipping being banned at a number of schools around the world, as well as many people calling for the practice to only be performed in private, if at all.
 * 39) Skullbreaker - The challenge involves three people standing next to one another in a straight file line. The person in the middle, jumps out of the air, the other people either sidekick out of the legs of the middle person. This challenge led to many people to go the hospital because of this prank. One death from this challenge was even reported.
 * 40) Blackout - Another challenge that originated from TikTok, the challenge is to hold their breath for long enough of a time that they asphyxiate and lose consciousness, enough said.
 * 41) Slap an Asian - This challenge involves slapping Asians, which is downright racist and illegal if done more than once. It originated in San Francisco.
 * 42) Reality Shifting - A trend that originated from TikTok, during the COVID-19 pandemic, this challenge comes from the belief that there are multiple realities, dimensions, and universes, and that you can shift your conscience to a different reality (the most popular destination being the Harry Potter universe). This has been proven false, as it’s really only possible if you’re dreaming.
 * 43) Devious Licks - Another challenge that originated from TikTok, this challenge involves stealing school property, usually from bathrooms. The trend has resulted in the suspensions, expulsions, and even arrests of many students across the United States. However, TikTok began removing videos featuring the trend, with the original video being removed on September 13. The trend was banned by TikTok on September 15 for violating TikTok's Community Guidelines against illegal activities, by which time the "devious" hashtag had over 235 million views. Searching for related hashtags results in a message about TikTok's Community Guidelines.
 * 44) Squid Game - This challenge is based on the hit South Korean survival drama series that has participants (mainly children despite the show being rated TV-MA) re-enact violent scenes challenges based on the show including the "Red Light, Green Light" with the loser getting punched or physically punished in some other way. However, it is possible to do this challenge without getting injured as you can just pretend to shoot someone with a stick for example.
 * 45) School Shooter Day - Another challenge that originated from TikTok, this challenge involves posting a school shooting or bomb threat online. This caused several schools to be on high alert, especially since this challenge started right after the Oxford High School shooting. It is also offensive towards victims of school shootings.
 * 46) Red Door Yellow Door - This challenge involves one person to be the subject and one person to be the guide. Not only that this challenge sucks, but it is also a ritual due to how scary the challenge gets, especially compared to challenges like Charlie Charlie and Ouija Board.

Why a Lot of Them Suck

 * 1) Some of these challenges originated from YouTube and Vine mostly, but ever since TikTok showed up, more dangerous and idiotic challenges were spawned at a faster rate.
 * 2) Many oblivious people are inspired to take part in these challenges without a second thought.
 * 3) These challenges can lead to seriously injury or even death. Yet, people believe they will become popular online for doing acts of self harm or suicide.
 * 4) Most of these challenges are mere publicity stunts that gain attention with their idiotic themes.
 * 5) There are no reasons to do them whatsoever other than following a dangerous-to-lethal trend. They also rely on them for clout.
 * 6) There are even people who don't take part in these challenges, but promote it further and even capitalise on it by making compilation videos on YouTube with exaggerating thumbnails and titles.
 * 7) People who spread this kind of challenges never warn explicitly about the dangers of doing the challenge.
 * 8) The actions they do in the challenges range from questionable such as the Condom Challenge to illegal such as the Blue Whale Challenge.
 * 9) Some of these challenges can be unhealthy for the participants such as the Cinnamon and Saltine Cracker Challenges respectively.
 * 10) Depending on the challenge, it can be incredibly offensive to certain people such as the Autism Challenge or the Slap an Asian challenge.
 * 11) There are even challenges that may be extremely cursed such as the Ouija Board, Charlie Charlie, and even Red Door Yellow Door challenges. Not to mention, some of these type of challenges can even do paranormal activity too.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Depending on your view, watching idiots do these challenges can be somewhat funny.
 * 2) Not all challenges are harmful, and some could be actually helpful:
 * 3)  # TrashTag - Participants take photos before and after cleaning up a heavily littered area, and/or record themselves cleaning up.
 * 4) The Floor Is Lava - Also known as Hot Lava, players pretend that the floor or ground is made of lava. Players must avoid touching the pretended lava, as touching the ground would kill the player if they touched the lava. Although this challenge was popularized on social media, it originates several decades ago. This is mostly safe, unless if you go up to really high places (but even then, most of those have safety barriers to protect from falls).
 * 5) Angelic Yields - Another challenge from TikTok, shortly after devious licks were banned, this is an alternate trend, where students return stolen items to school, and sometimes even bring new (sometimes random) things to school to make the place better.
 * 6) ALS Ice Bucket - This famous challenge involves dumping of a bucket of ice and water over a person's head, either by another person or self-administered, to promote awareness of the disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and encourage donations to its research. While most people who did it donated money to the ALS association (around 100 millions of dollars were raised), unfortunately, some did it without donating and just to get popularity.

Examples
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