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TheTango@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago

boston.com: Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’

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boston.com: Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’

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TheTango@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years ago
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Family believes Worcester teen died from 'complications' after participating in viral 'One Chip Challenge'
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The cause of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah's death is not confirmed, but he reportedly ate the super-spicy chip and got sick the day he died.
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    These challenges are awful in absolutely every way. It’s hard to think of a more senseless way to go.

    Are there any social media “challenges” that are actually funny, entertaining or creative rather than just being unpleasant and/or dangerous?

    • totallynotarobot@lemmy.world
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      When Patrick Stewart did the ice bucket challenge by putting a single ice cube into a glass of whiskey, then signing a cheque for ALS research.

      • BillDoor@feddit.uk
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        Touché

        • Phoonzang@lemmy.world
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          “Acting!”

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      while i agree some of the challenges are dumb, this challenge is literally just “eat one spicy chip and dont drink water afterwards” i have to imagine that if the chip did kill him, he mustve been allergic or something. ive eaten a whole bag of Paqui chips before no problem.

      • KingOfNoobs@lemmy.world
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        The bag of Paqui chips are nothing like the single chip that is eaten during the challenge. It is a single chip that comes in its own package for like $10. It is drenched in reaper pepper powder and is literally thousands of times hotter than the bag of chips when measured on the Scoville scale. I’ve done it a few times and it puts grown men on the floor.

        • alp@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          What about eating extremely spicy foods is appealing to you? Like to the point where you don’t enjoy the flavor it’s just pain you are going for

          • KingOfNoobs@lemmy.world
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            Just to see if I could do it.

          • egonallanon@lemm.ee
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            As someone who enjoys spice sometimes it is a good pain. Also if you cook with a reaper well it has a really nice flavour.

            • Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world
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              Heres my hot take (pun intended): 7 pot pepper is a better flavor and it feels intensely hot.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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          I’ve done it a few times

          Ok, but why?

          • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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            Because I can.

            • exploding_whale@lemmy.ml
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              “because it is there”

              • afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world
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                Hillary, right?

                • exploding_whale@lemmy.ml
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                  Mallory. Take from that what you will.

            • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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              You can jump off a 20-story building too, but I don’t know why you would do either.

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                Yeah but only once. Unlike the one chip challenge that I have done a few times.

                I think this is one of the those things that you instantly understand or never understand it.

          • KingOfNoobs@lemmy.world
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            Just like to challenge myself.

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        On an empty stomach something like that can cause major issues in the stomach/intestines

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        did not realize this was a special singular chip my bad.

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          The chip even comes in its own coffin 💀

      • BillDoor@feddit.uk
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        Even if this isn’t the most dangerous of challenges it’s still incredibly pointless and uninspired. Are there any that aren’t?

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    Anyone born after 1993 can’t cook, all they know is McDonalds, charge phone, eat hot chip, and die

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    14 my ass, bro looks at least 18

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