![]() ![]() The blackout challenge - in which a participant holds their breath until they pass out - predates social media. The Blackout Challengeġ0-year-old Nyla Anderson died after allegedly doing the blackout challenge. One 20-year-old influencer even suffered a heart attack this past summer after mainlining some of the undiluted supplement. A particularly dangerous method of ingestion is dry-scooping a k a eating the muscle mix without water - a trend that’s racked up millions of views on TikTok.ĭoctors have since cautioned against this practice, which they say can lead to choking, accidental inhalation, over-consumption, injury and death. Courtesy of being labelled 18-plus, pre-workout protein powder has become a popular fad among teen gym junkies. TikTok user brivtny was diagnosed with an NSTEMI heart attack. Many epicureans disagreed with famous flutist Lizzo ripping the off-putting pairing in a clip with over 6 million likes. What would TikTok be without some gag-inducing food combo? This year’s freaky Frankenfusion involved eating a watermelon slice slathered in French’s mustard, which user described as the perfect marriage between sweet and vinegary. Lizzo did not approve of the mustard watermelon challenge. In a dire case in March, doctors were forced to remove the appendix, small intestine, and part of the large intestine from a 9-year-old UK boy who had ingested six magnets during the challenge. The hospital revealed that Tripp was the fifth kid they’d admitted for the same condition that week. However, it quickly proved to be anything but after an 11-year-old UK participant named Ellis Tripp had to have multiple magnets extracted from his stomach - resulting in several inches of his bowel being removed. If the milk crate challenge prompts question marks, the magnet challenge causes a “semi-colon.” On the surface, this magnet for disaster seemed innocent enough: young kids feigning tongue piercings on camera by placing round magnetic balls on the tops and bottoms of their lollipop lickers. The Magnet Challengeġ1-year-old Ellis Tripp nearly died after ingesting magnets. But hey, no use crying over spilled Milk Crate clips. Nonetheless, TMCC sparked such an uproar in the medical community that TikTok vowed to remove any videos showcasing the foolhardy feat. Thankfully, he was able to scale the milk crate Matterhorn without suffering any injuries. Courtesy of TikTok had reached the summit of stupidity? Enter the Milk Crate Challenge, a painful pastime in which social media bozos attempt to traverse a pyramid of precariously stacked milk crates - generally with disastrous results.Īllegedly first showcased on Facebook by Kenneth Waddell in August, the spine-snapping challenge quickly took TikTok by storm with clout-seeking chuckleheads sharing videos of their most wince-worthy wipeouts.Įven Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster took an ill-advised stab at the challenge ahead of the team’s opening game in September. Worst TikToks of 2021Ī man wipes out while attempting the Milk Crate Challenge. Without further ado, here are the best and worst TikTok trends of 2021. This age group is more likely to “engage in socially rewarding behavior and gravitate toward thrill-seeking, without focusing on potential risks or consequences,” according to Sabrina Sykes, a psychologist at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center.Ĭouple this with the app’s infamous eyeball-seeking algorithm, and you’ve got the ideal environment for these feckless feats to flourish. Why does it seem like TikTok’s cornered the market on dumb and dangerous stunts? It might have something to do with the fact that nearly a quarter of the site’s users in 2021 were between 10 and 19 - an age where the part of the brain responsible for impulse management is still woefully underdeveloped. However, the lion’s share were, as in years past, so harebrained they made the infamous “Gorilla Glue” fiasco seem like a string theory symposium. ![]() Some of these online pursuits - such as the delightfully wholesome classical music craze - proved inspiring. With TikTok overtaking Google as the most popular site in 2021, the Chinese video-sharing platform unsurprisingly spawned some ridiculous trends this year as users vied for viral fame. The stupidity reached a-tok-alyptic levels. The 5 worst songs of 2021 we hope to never hear again The 21 best, funniest memes of 2021: Bernie Sanders, The Weeknd, more ![]() ![]() ‘House of Gucci,’ ‘Eternals’ tortured movie fans in 2021īest movies of 2021 – ‘Licorice Pizza,’ Dune,’ more – prove film isn’t dead ![]()
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