boston.com: Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’
boston.com: Family believes Worcester teen died from ‘complications’ after participating in viral ‘One Chip Challenge’
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?
18 0 ReplyWhen 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.
45 0 ReplyTouché
9 0 Reply"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.
24 0 ReplyThe 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.
11 0 ReplyWhat 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
2 0 ReplyJust to see if I could do it.
2 0 ReplyAs someone who enjoys spice sometimes it is a good pain. Also if you cook with a reaper well it has a really nice flavour.
1 0 ReplyHeres my hot take (pun intended): 7 pot pepper is a better flavor and it feels intensely hot.
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I’ve done it a few times
Ok, but why?
2 0 ReplyJust like to challenge myself.
3 0 ReplyBecause I can.
3 0 Reply"because it is there"
2 0 ReplyHillary, right?
1 0 ReplyMallory. Take from that what you will.
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You can jump off a 20-story building too, but I don't know why you would do either.
1 0 ReplyYeah 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.
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On an empty stomach something like that can cause major issues in the stomach/intestines
8 0 Replydid not realize this was a special singular chip my bad.
5 0 ReplyThe chip even comes in its own coffin 💀
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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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