From Tide Pod challenge to Fire Challenge
 

Yep, the brilliant generation who brought us the Tide Pod challenge has one upped themselves to the "Fire Challenge".

You pour a flammable substance on yourself and then light it on fire...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/fire-challenge-dearborn-heights-trnd/index.html

What next? The pistol challenge? :eek:

I saw an article the other day that seemed similar, but was supposedly not due to the accelerant being put onto the 10 year old.

I don't understand, but then I have never been swayed by peer pressure. And it certainly wouldn't have been my own idea. It sounds like this one escalated. The first time it wasn't a problem, so they did it again, but bigger.

I don't understand this sort of stuff, even in kids this age.

Years ago, the challenges were just different. Today, teen pregnancies rates are much lower.

The "Small Thermonuclear Device Challenge" might work well at thinning the herd.

1) OK boomer. :p
2) The pistol challenge already exists, it's called "no lackin". As in, "I'm not lackin' carrying my piece at any time". Dude rolls up to you, calls out "are you lackin?", then you both have to pulls guns out, or you're "lackin".

3) Tell me you never messed with the new kid by secretly wiping vasoline on your arm, then letting him watch you spray rubbing alcohol on it and lighting it on fire, then telling him to (but he doesn't know about the vasoline)? Was not that not a normal thing to do as a kid?

Especially after age 20

WTF?

No, never heard of it or seen that before (#2 or #3).

And we thought lighting farts was dangerous...........

HA!

No, never did that or heard of that. I would never try it even with Vaseline on my arm, and certainly never encourage someone to harm themselves by trying that.

That I've seen. And unfortunately, the guy had a hairy ass...

1) it should be OK eckies (X as pronounced in Spanish)
2) No
3) no

One of my fraternity brothers did it while wearing boxers. Not good, and should only be done while wearing jeans, especially if you get a "seam burner".

Burn units everywhere must be in disbelief.