Tide Pod Challenge – a Trend that the world does not need
Slowly, the dangerous Trend from the USA is spreading to our schoolyards. The reason for this supposed "test of courage" is that you can pull the bad health consequences. In the worst case, the Tide Pod Challenge can end even with death.
- When the Tide Pod Challenge the purpose of young people alienate capsules colorful Laundry detergent. You chew the capsules with the liquid detergent, and keep their supposed feat with the Smartphone.
- The majority of young people does not seem to be clear how dangerous this action is. The liquid detergent is highly toxic and in the United States alone were in the year 2017, well over 10,000 cases have been reported, due to the Tide Pod Challenge in the hospital landed.
- As long as it is symptoms such as vomiting, loss of consciousness or shortness of breath is very unpleasant, but relatively harmless. Depending on how much of the toxic substance is swallowed, or in the case of a pre-existing condition, the Tide Pod Challenge significantly more serious.
- So far, the warnings from the manufacturer were directed primarily at the parents of small children can mistake the colorful detergent capsules easily with the promise of great candy. In the meantime, the manufacturer of the detergent see capsules are compelled to expand their warnings accordingly.
- Where is the sense of free from the Trend, it can only be conjectured. It is believed that the Tide Pod Challenge is based on a satire article that was published in 2015 in "The Onion". In the year 2017 used "College Humor," the satire article for a Sketch. In this Sketch, it's a grown man, to the cheerful, colourful detergent capsules have exactly the same effect as on a small child.
Tide Pod Challenge (photo: pixabay)
At least as obscure as the Tide Pod Challenge is the Blue Whale Challenge. What it is, read in the next article.
