gcreptile 11,066 Posted July 11, 2023 Instragram gave you the Death By Selfie. YouTube gave you eating Tide Pods. Now every couple of weeks, some people die because of a stupid TikTok Trend. This week's drama: People dying by jumping off from moving boats and breaking their necks - https://www.today.com/news/boat-jumping-challenge-tiktok-deaths-rcna93368 Also this year, there was also the "Benadryl" challenge - drinking as much as you can of it: https://www.indy100.com/tiktok/tiktok-benadryl-challenge-what-is-2659878238 "Chroming", i.e. inhaling deodorant: https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/13-year-old-death-chroming-australia-flags-dangerous-social-media-trend-2385867-2023-05-29 Blackout challenge - dying by holding your breath / asphyxiation: https://www.afr.com/technology/profits-over-people-tiktok-s-algorithm-has-turned-deadly-20221205-p5c3v9 What do we have next week? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
polar duck 886 Posted July 11, 2023 Natural selection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted July 11, 2023 Why couldn’t you post this on the Internet Celebrity thread? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,066 Posted July 11, 2023 Because hardly anyone of these people is a celebrity. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,654 Posted July 11, 2023 Is there a Darwin Awards thread this can go in? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,130 Posted July 11, 2023 2 hours ago, ladyfiona said: Is there a Dawin Awards thread this can go in? I’m sure there is somewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted July 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul Bearer said: I’m sure there is somewhere. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted July 11, 2023 7 hours ago, gcreptile said: Because hardly anyone of these people is a celebrity. Neither are any of the so-called "Internet Celebrities". 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 11,066 Posted September 9, 2023 Teen dies after "one chip challenge" which is eating the tortilla chip advertised as the world's spiciest chip: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12479595/teen-Harris-Wolobah-dies-one-chip-challenge-tiktok.html 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,232 Posted September 9, 2023 4 hours ago, gcreptile said: Teen dies after "one chip challenge" which is eating the tortilla chip advertised as the world's spiciest chip: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12479595/teen-Harris-Wolobah-dies-one-chip-challenge-tiktok.html Where can I buy these? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted September 9, 2023 On 11/07/2023 at 12:27, gcreptile said: Because hardly anyone of these people is a celebrity. None of the so-called internet celebrities are imo but we have a thread for this exact thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,071 Posted September 9, 2023 16 hours ago, gcreptile said: Teen dies after "one chip challenge" which is eating the tortilla chip advertised as the world's spiciest chip: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12479595/teen-Harris-Wolobah-dies-one-chip-challenge-tiktok.html Quit trying to promote your thread. It’s found no support and only people pointing out its being superfluous. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
