Dumbest Viral Challenges

Sabre0001

I've just read about the "Hot Coil Challenge" in which people put their arm on the hot coils of an oven for as long as possible. It seems that challenges are getting dumber and dumber. The Tide Pod Challenge (eat a detergent pod) is another recent example.

Suddenly the trend of planking and the Harlem Shake don't seem so bad...

What are the dumbest viral challenges that you have heard of?

The Backwards Man

All of them.

biko

They are great, I am a firm believer in Darwin awards.

The_Valeyard

Maybe its a Darwinian way to thin out the herd.

The_Valeyard

biko wrote: »

They are great, I am a firm believer in Darwin awards.

Snap.

Katgurl

I haven't heard of them, must Google. I thought the drinking shots one was beyond stupid especially as you'd see people in their 30s and 40s doing it.

silverharp

probably not dangerous but the cinnamon one was pretty dumb.

jeffy jefferies

The Scat Challenge. I know you can eat it, but it tastes like sh1t. Although I'd eat a mile of Sharon Ni Bheolains sh1te to get near her.

Effects

jeffy jefferies wrote: »

Although I'd eat a mile of Sharon Ni Bheolains sh1te to get near her.

There are easier ways to get near Sharon, and what you suggest would actually distance her from you.

Sabre0001

Katgurl wrote: »

I haven't heard of them, must Google. I thought the drinking shots one was beyond stupid especially as you'd see people in their 30s and 40s doing it.

Ah yes, Neknominations...

Ulysses Gaze

Sabre0001 wrote: »

I've just read about the "Hot Coil Challenge" in which people put their arm on the hot coils of an oven for as long as possible. It seems that challenges are getting dumber and dumber. The Tide Pod Challenge (eat a detergent pod) is another recent example.

Suddenly the trend of planking and the Harlem Shake don't seem so bad...

What are the dumbest viral challenges that you have heard of?

andekwarhola

'Viral Challenge' and 'Dumb' is a tautology.

jeffy jefferies

Effects wrote: »

There are easier ways to get near Sharon, and what you suggest would actually distance her from you.

Hadn't thought about that, thanks for the heads up.

Hitman3000

I'd like to see the Russian roulette challenge go viral but with no empty cylinders.

frag420

I’ve set up a “Fastest to floor” challenge!

Venue TBC but we are thinking The Shard!

pleas advice

Ebola

Noveight

Playing “the floor is lava” at random times was one, right?

The current ones make planking actually look pretty cool.

whoopsadoodles

silverharp wrote: »

probably not dangerous but the cinnamon one was pretty dumb.

Apparently it's really dangerous as it burns your respiratory system once you start coughing.

That info is from a nurse but I haven't verfied it. Hence the apparently!

Bob Harris

They're all fucking dumb. Getting cold water thrown over you. Fucking dumb.
Having to stand still. Fucking dumb. Drink a bottle of some vile liquor. Fucking dumb.
Lip syncing a song. Fucking dumb. All the ones I thankfully can't remember. Fucking dumb.

The Davestator

Planking was unbelievably funny folks.

or at least i thought it was.

these are beyond stupid

ohnonotgmail

Hitman3000 wrote: »

I'd like to see the Russian roulette challenge go viral but with no empty cylinders.

Russian roulette with a Glock 17.

whiskeyman

Be great if we could get 'kind gestures' going viral.
Might get some of these clowns taking time out to do something nice to other people instead of focusing on themselves.

99 Bortles of Beer

whiskeyman wrote: »

Be great if we could get 'kind gestures' going viral.
Might get some of these clowns taking time out to do something nice to other people instead of focusing on themselves.

...and harvest said kind gesture for as many likes, thanks and upvotes as possible.

GLaDOS

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Apparently it's really dangerous as it burns your respiratory system once you start coughing.

That info is from a nurse but I haven't verfied it. Hence the apparently!

From the journal "Pediatrics"

However, attempts to swallow a large quantity of dry cinnamon carry a real risk of aspiration. At least 30 participants nationwide have required medical attention.6
Cinnamon inhalation can cause pulmonary inflammation, predisposing airways to epitheliallesions and scarring. Aspirated powder entering the upper airways can cause inflammation and, in more severe cases, aspiration pneumonia.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/5/833.short

So yeah, not that innocent!

Sabre0001

99 Bortles of Beer wrote: »

...and harvest said kind gesture for as many likes, thanks and upvotes as possible.

It's a small price to pay. These idiots eating tide pods and all the other nonsense are doing it for the exact same reason. At least some money went to charity with things like the ice bucket challenge.

Noveight

Bob Harris wrote: »

They're all fucking dumb. Getting cold water thrown over you. Fucking dumb.
Having to stand still. Fucking dumb. Drink a bottle of some vile liquor. Fucking dumb.
Lip syncing a song. Fucking dumb. All the ones I thankfully can't remember. Fucking dumb.

The ice bucket challenge stands apart in that it raised a good bit of money for motor neuron disease. But you're right, most of them are pretty stupid.

Stonedpilot

Ice bucket challenge. Simpletons following Bressie or some other goon celeb.

JohnnyFlash

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Ice bucket challenge. Simpletons following Bressie or some other goon celeb.

Raised a load of money for charity pal, and was done in good spirits by people who participated. Don’t know what Bressie had to do with it. You just want to give out about something???

the_pen_turner

ie bucket challenge was stupid but not really dangerous.
that pod challenge thing is ridicules. what idiot thought that would be a good idea.

riffmongous

It's really only the viral aspect that's new, there have always been idiots willing to do stupid things for attention. Back in school there were lads who would jump off roofs or hold on to bangers

TerrorFirmer

Calling it the 'hot coil challenge' is just ridiculous clickbait. It's a video of a guy doing something incredibly stupid....there are any amount of videos like that, and worse, out there. There will always be people out there willing to do stupid things for no real reason other than their few seconds of fame....and as someone above pointed out, people have been at it long before the internet was around, too.

There are no videos linked to this 'hot coil challenge' other than that one, yet already there's articles about 'People being scarred for life attempting latest challenge'....and it also just links back to that single video. They're feeding this crap and encouraging it with articles like that, saying one thing whilst blatantly hoping others follow suit.

whoopsadoodles

As stupid as people think the ice bucket challenge was, it raised €1.6m in Ireland which was put to excellent use.

https://www.rte.ie/amp/805244/

the purple tin

Gallon smashing; stupid fcukers :mad:

pjohnson

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Ice bucket challenge. Simpletons following Bressie or some other goon celeb.

Suprised you didn't blame the aliens or some other conspiracy. Suprised you know Bressie.

pawdee

The drink ebola soup challenge. Reckless.

Sabre0001

Sabre0001 wrote: »

I've just read about the "Hot Coil Challenge" in which people put their arm on the hot coils of an oven for as long as possible. It seems that challenges are getting dumber and dumber. The Tide Pod Challenge (eat a detergent pod) is another recent example.

Challenges arent getting dumber, just the people thinking up of them and doing them. The ice bucket thing wasnt so bad tbh although there was cases of hypothermia and shock from them (minority id imagine), but you had the neck nomination and this latest dumb shít

Greenmachine

tide pod challenge. Jesus wept.

Manic Moran

Greenmachine wrote: »

tide pod challenge. Jesus wept.

It gets worse. Some politicians have proposed a law to make tide pods seem less appetizing.
http://abc7ny.com/politics/lawmakers-make-tide-pods-look-less-appetizing/3043393/

This needs a consumer protection law? How about some personal responsibility like an announcement to “stop being idiots”.

Uranium

The fire challenge yes I am serious

Hector Savage

Yeah the tide pod challenge !! what in the actual FuCK !!

Ipso

Some of the viral emails weren't a challenge but still highlighted peoples stupidity; forward this and Microsoft will pay an amount to a charity etc and (my favourite) if you are being mugged at an atm, entering your PIN in reverse order will summon the police.