List of Internet challenges#Stunts

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This is a list of Internet challenges.

Charity

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Book Bucket Challenge – It went viral on social media during August–September 2014.{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Book-Bucket-Challenge-Popular-on-Social-Media/2014/09/11/article2424833.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913231735/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Book-Bucket-Challenge-Popular-on-Social-Media/2014/09/11/article2424833.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2014|title=Book Bucket Challenge Popular on Social media|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=2014-09-11}}{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Book-Bucket-the-latest-fad-among-city-slickers/articleshow/41818148.cms|title=Book Bucket, the latest fad among city slickers|newspaper=The Times of India|date=2014-09-06}} The original Ice Bucket Challenge involved participants pouring a bucket of ice over their head or donating money to the ALS Association. The Book Bucket Challenge involves people sharing the names of 10 books that inspired them on their social networking pages or donating books to the needy and sharing those photos with friends on social networking sites.

Food Stamp or SNAP Challenge – a trend in the United States popularized by religious groups, community activists and food pantries, in which a family of means chooses to purchase food using only the monetary equivalent of what a family that size would receive in the US federal government Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), colloquially called food stamps.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/us/01stamps.html |title=A Governor Truly Tightens His Belt|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 2007 |access-date=19 November 2014 |last1=Yardley |first1=William }} In 2015, this amounted to US$194.00 per person per month, or nearly $7.00 per day.{{cite web|url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/eligibility|title=Eligibility – Food and Nutrition Service|work=usda.gov}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/18SNAPavg$PP.htm|title=Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)|publisher=Fns.usda.gov|access-date=19 November 2014}}
Ice Bucket Challenge – A charity-driven effort where a person "tags" three other people over social media, challenging them either to donate $100 to the ALS Association, or to otherwise douse themselves with a bucket of ice-cold water while filming themselves as well as making a smaller donation and tagging three others with the same challenge. As the challenge propagated, it tagged various celebrities and people with large numbers of social followers, causing the challenge to grow in a viral manner.{{cite web | url = https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/why-the-ice-bucket-challenge-went-viral.html | title = Why the Ice-Bucket Challenge Went Viral | work = New York Magazine | date = 20 August 2014 | access-date = 20 August 2014 | first = Annie | last = Lowrey }}
Trashtag Challenge – An environmental challenge encouraging people to clean-up litter and post before/after photos. The challenge went viral in 2019 and is part of a movement to clean up litter and trash from the outdoors. Organizations that are actively involved in the challenge include National CleanUp Day, Earth Day, Keep America Beautiful, and World Cleanup Day.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/03/12/trashtag-challenge-goes-viral-as-people-share-beforeafter-photos-of-their-cleanup/#7a4e6f95e828 |title=#TrashTag Challenge Goes Viral As People Share Before/After Photos of Their Cleanup |last=Nace |first=Trevor |publisher=Forbes |date=12 March 2019 |website=WTTO News |access-date=15 June 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/21/massive-cleanups-canceled-earth-day-you-can-still-go-plogging-or-play-trashtag |title=Massive Cleanups Canceled for Earth Day, But You Can Still Go Plogging or Play #TrashTag |last=Wetli |first=Patty |publisher=WTTW |date=21 April 2020 |website=WTTO News |access-date=15 June 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalcleanupday.org/trashtag/ |title=National CleanUp Day and Trashtag |access-date=15 June 2020}}

Crime

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Devious lick – a trend, popular among teenagers, that involves stealing object(s) from school, such as soap, sanitizers and toilet paper.{{cite news|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/09/what-is-the-devious-lick-tiktok-trend-what-does-it-mean-heres-what-to-know.html|title=What is the 'devious lick' TikTok trend? What does it mean? Here's what to know|work=NJ.com|last=Rodriguez|first=Katherine|date=September 15, 2021|access-date=September 17, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Pelletiere |first=Nicole |date=2021-09-17 |title=15-year-old student's arrest linked to banned TikTok challenge after police locate video of crime |url=https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/florida-teen-arrested-tiktok-school-devious-licks |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}
Gallon smashing – A challenge which surfaced on YouTube in 2013, originally invented by Zayd, Faysal, and Omar Khatib for TheChaizyChannel, gallon smashing involves obtaining bottles of liquid in a supermarket (usually cow's milk or water) and then throwing them against the floor and spilling their contents in such a way that the act is seen to be accidental rather than deliberate. The participant may attempt to damage other objects as they throw the bottles or fall into the resultant spill and seek the assistance of customers to help them up. Participants of this challenge have sustained injuries and received punishment from legal authorities, including the three teenagers who originally started the phenomenon.{{Cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/gallon-smash-prank-charges_n_2979107.html|title=Gallon Smash Prank Teens Charged By Fairfax County Police|date=29 March 2013|access-date=26 November 2013|first=Brandon|last=Wetherbee|work=The Huffington Post}}{{Cite news|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/11/teens-attempts-gallon-sma_n_3259950.html|title=Teen Attempts 'Gallon Smashing' Prank in Grocery Store, Fails Miserably|date=11 May 2013|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=26 November 2013}}
Happy slapping – a fad in parts of Europe around 2005, mostly in the UK and France, where people randomly attacked others in public and had themselves filmed. Multiple people were killed as a result of these incidents.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_yorkshire/7244782.stm|title='Happy slap' death girl convicted|work=BBC News|date=14 February 2008|access-date=1 September 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-13497289,00.html|title=Jail For Happy Slap Killers|work=Sky News|access-date=23 May 2007}} An "anti happy-slapping" law enacted as a response to the fad in France resulted in a debate about censorship.
Penny Outlet Challenge – A year after YouTube announced its ban on extremely dangerous challenges videos,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/16/business/youtube-dangerous-pranks-ban-scli-intl/index.html|title=YouTube bans dangerous pranks and challenges|first=Tara |last=John|website=CNN|date=16 January 2019|access-date=2020-01-23}}{{synthesis inline|date=January 2021}} users migrated to TikTok to share their videos of the new viral challenge. A participant plugs a phone charger partly into an outlet, then touches a penny to the exposed prongs between the phone charger and the electrical socket, causing sparks and electrical damage and potentially starting a fire on the connected circuit.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/it-s-viral/tiktok-s-new-challenge-involving-electric-socket-and-penny-is-too-dangerous-to-try/story-ZFUA7BZuQkmrd7m1XxMQxH.html|title=TikTok's new challenge involving electric socket and penny is too dangerous to try|date=2020-01-22|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}} The Massachusetts State Fire Marshal issued a letter warning fire departments and schools regarding the challenge after three independent incidents in Massachusetts, two of which reportedly resulted in criminal charges.{{cite news |last1=Alsharif |first1=Mirna |title=Authorities warn of TikTok 'outlet challenge' causing fires |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/23/us/tiktok-outlet-challenge-trnd/index.html |access-date=November 10, 2020 |agency=CNN |date=January 23, 2020}} In December 2021, Amazon Alexa suggested the challenge to a 10-year-old. Alexa had reportedly taken the Penny Challenge from an online resource that specifically warned that the challenge was dangerous. Amazon later stated the problem had been fixed.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/28/22856832/amazon-alexa-challenge-child-dangerous-electricity-algorithm|title=Alexa told a child to do potentially lethal 'challenge'|date=28 December 2021}}
Skullbreaker challenge – A TikTok challenge that went viral in February 2020 and spread to other sections of the internet. The challenge possibly originated in Venezuela{{Cite web |title=Egypt warns against TikTok's viral Skullbreaker Challenge - Politics - Egypt |url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/363592/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-warns-against-TikToks-viral-Skullbreaker-Cha.aspx |access-date=2025-03-29 |website=Ahram Online}} and involves two people convincing another person to jump, and then kick their legs out, causing the person jumping to fall on their head. Several people have been hospitalized after performing this challenge, but no deaths have been reported.{{cite web|url=https://www.whio.com/news/local/tik-tok-skull-breaker-challenge-tricks-unknowing-children-into-serious-injury/AwnJSWjMzNtRoNFSedhyEJ/ |title=TikTok 'Skull Breaker Challenge' tricks unknowing children into serious injury |publisher=whio.com |date=21 February 2020|access-date=21 February 2020}}
"Trash Bucket Challenge" aka "peoples' lustration" – video coverage of illegal acts of extrajudical throwing of allegedly corrupt politicians into trash dumpsters committed by far-right radicals.{{cite news | url=https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-lustration-trash-can-justice/26616901.html | title=Frustrated Ukrainian Activists Dishing Out 'Trash-Bucket Justice' | newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty | date=2 October 2014 | last1=Balmforth | first1=Tom }}

Food and drink

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Banana Sprite Challenge – a challenge to quickly eat two bananas and drink one can of Sprite{{cite web|url=http://www.pcccourier.com/2014/09/04/social-media-challenge-approaching-social-moral-concern/ |title=Social media challenge approaching social moral concern – PCC Courier |work=pcccourier.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626150707/http://www.pcccourier.com/2014/09/04/social-media-challenge-approaching-social-moral-concern/ |archive-date=26 June 2015 }} without vomiting. There are other versions of the challenge, but the suggested premise is that the body cannot digest both substances at the same time.{{cite web|url=http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/lifestyles/dr-food-science-mixes-bananas-and-sprite-conducts-other-questionable/article_77087d87-16e4-5520-9ef6-dd7e98f2116f.html|title='Dr. Food Science' mixes bananas and Sprite, conducts other questionable food experiments|work=Joplin Globe|date=29 April 2008 }} While the vomit response is commonly assumed to be a chemical reaction between the two foods, the reaction may also occur due simply to the large amount of food and drink ingested within a short period. Dietitian Heather Boline observes that the human stomach can only hold around two cups, saying "Too much food or liquid in your stomach if your stomach doesn't have that capability can make you vomit." Thus, the vomiting response is likely due to the volume of food and drink being higher than the volume of the stomach.
Cheesed Challenge – A Twitter trend. Parents film themselves tossing cheese slices at their babies.{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2019/03/01/why-people-are-throwing-cheese-at-babies/|title=Why people are throwing cheese at babies|last=Gollayan|first=Christian|date=2019-03-01|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=2019-03-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideedition.com/cheesed-challenge-has-parents-hurling-slices-cheese-their-kids-51172|title='Cheesed Challenge' Has Parents Hurling Slices of Cheese at Their Kids|date=2019-03-05|website=Inside Edition|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}}
Cinnamon challenge – A viral Internet food challenge. The objective of the challenge is to film oneself swallowing a spoonful of ground cinnamon in under 60 seconds without drinking anything, then upload the video to the Internet.{{cite news|title='Dr. Food Science' mixes bananas and Sprite, conducts other questionable food experiments |work=The Joplin Globe |first=Dustin |last=Shipman |date=29 April 2008 |url=http://www.joplinglobe.com/food/local_story_120162143.html/resources_printstory |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828202212/http://www.joplinglobe.com/food/local_story_120162143.html/resources_printstory |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 August 2008 |access-date=22 October 2009 }}{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2010/04/swallowing_cinnamon.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627104115/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/checkup/2010/04/swallowing_cinnamon.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 27, 2012 | title=Swallowing cinnamon by the spoonful | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=5 April 2010 | access-date=8 January 2012 | author=Huget, Jennifer LaRue}}{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/matthew_waxman/08/25/daily.blog/ |title=Milking the situation: To support Florida batboy, I try other food challenges |publisher=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |date=25 August 2005 |access-date=8 January 2012 |author=Waxman, Matthew |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060425081040/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/matthew_waxman/08/25/daily.blog/ |archive-date=25 April 2006 }} The challenge is difficult and carries substantial health risks because the cinnamon coats and dries the mouth and throat, resulting in coughing, gagging, vomiting, and inhaling of cinnamon, leading to throat irritation, breathing difficulties, and risk of pneumonia{{cite news | url = https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2012-mar-28-la-heb-teen-cinnamon-challenge-20120328-story.html | title = Teens' 'cinnamon challenge': Dangerous, not innocent | access-date = 2013-03-28 | last = Healy | first = Melissa | date = 2012-03-28 | newspaper = Los Angeles Times}} or a collapsed lung.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cinnamon-challenge-dangerous-to-lungs-new-report-warns/|title="Cinnamon challenge" dangerous to lungs, new report warns|publisher=CBS|date=22 April 2013|access-date=3 August 2013}}
Grimace Shake – a milkshake made by McDonald's to celebrate the birthday of an old mascot; Grimace. Social media users would post a video wishing Grimace a Happy Birthday, drinking the milkshake, and giving a brief review of it. During the review, the videos would cut to a dark scene with the milkshake spilled on ground and on body, users playing dead (sometimes coughing up the shake or becoming zombies) and scary music.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}
One Chip Challenge — A challenge that started in 2016, and formerly promoted by Paqui, a tortilla chip brand owned by The Hershey Company. Participants must eat one Paqui Carolina Reaper chip, sold individually, and avoid eating or drinking anything afterwards. After a 14-year-old boy died on the same day that he attempted the challenge, Paqui withdrew the super-spicy chips from sale and offered refunds to customers.{{cite news |last1=Bendix |first1=Aria |title='One Chip Challenge' pulled from shelves after mother says spicy chip contributed to son's death |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/one-chip-challenge-pulled-shelves-teen-death-rcna103906 |access-date=September 9, 2023 |work=NBC News |date=September 7, 2023 |language=en}}
Salt Chip Challenge - This is similar to the One Chip Challenge, but involves excessive salt instead of excessive heat.{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/salty-not-healthy-chip-challenge-061221334.html|title=Salty, not healthy: New 'chip challenge' prompts consumer warning|publisher=DPA International via Yahoo News|date=February 7, 2024|accessdate=May 20, 2024}}

Health

Coronavirus Challenge – the challenge involves licking various surfaces such as door handles and even public toilet bowls.{{cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/24/doctor-warns-innocent-people-will-die-coronavirus-challenge__trashed-12450472|title=Doctor warns innocent people will die if they do the 'coronavirus challenge'|last1=Jones|first1=Harrison|last2=Lees|first2=Eleanor|date=24 March 2020|work=METRO|access-date=28 March 2020}} At least one person who took the challenge was reported to have contracted COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.parhlo.com/coronavirus-challenge-influencer-infected|title=Coronavirus Challenge: Influencer Who Licked Toilet Seat Gets Infected|last=Altaf|first=Daniel|date=27 March 2020|work=PARHLO|access-date=28 March 2020}}
I Will Survive coronavirus challenge – Named after Gloria Gaynor's hit song, the aim is to encourage people to properly wash their hands in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The iconic singer made a video that has since gone viral on TikTok.{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Alicia|date=12 March 2020|title=Gloria Gaynor fights coronavirus by taking her hit song 'I Will Survive' to the sink|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/gloria-gaynor-fights-coronavirus-by-taking-her-hit-song-i-will-survive-to-the-sink/article_1bcb9bcd-d832-5109-b472-b3909eda0484.html|access-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710034920/https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/gloria-gaynor-fights-coronavirus-by-taking-her-hit-song-i-will-survive-to-the-sink/article_1bcb9bcd-d832-5109-b472-b3909eda0484.html|archive-date=10 July 2021}}

Music

Everywhere at the End of Time – A challenge in which people listen to this six-hour album set from Leyland James Kirby, a sonic depiction of dementia that features early 20th-century recordings (most prominently the 1931 song "Heartaches") slowly become more degraded and jumbled until it devolves into noise in line with a dementia patient's memory and cognitive function. It emerged as an Internet challenge in 2020.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/caretaker-tiktok-challenge/ |title=TikTok turns The Caretaker's 6-hour song into a 'challenge' |date=19 October 2020 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Daily Dot |last=Schroeder |first=Audra }} Kirby was strongly in favor of the challenge as a way to raise awareness of dementia.{{cite web|last=Marcus|first=Ezra|date=23 October 2020|title=Why Are TikTok Teens Listening to an Album About Dementia?|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/style/tiktok-caretaker-challenge-dementia.html|access-date=24 October 2020|issn=0362-4331}}
Mannequin Challenge – a viral Internet video trend that started in October 2016 where people remain still while a video is recorded, usually with music in the background, most commonly "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd. It became especially popular with sports teams and athletes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/11/06/football-teams-are-stopping-everything-for-the-mannequin-challenge/|title=Football teams are stopping everything for the 'mannequin challenge'|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2016-11-07}}
Running Man Challenge – A series of dance videos originally created by Hillside, New Jersey high school students Kevin Vincent and Jeremiah Hall on Instagram that uses the song "My Boo" by Ghost Town DJ's.{{cite news|last1=Steinberg|first1=Dan|title=How a forgotten '90s dance hit made these Terps Internet famous|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/04/28/my-boo-the-running-man-internet-stardom-for-these-college-basketball-players/|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2 May 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Ducey|first1=Kenny|title=The Running Man Challenge died too soon|url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/04/26/video-running-man-challenge-college-basketball-vines-compilation-song|website=www.si.com|date=26 April 2016 |access-date=2 May 2016}}
Sailor Moon redraw challenge – in this challenge artists redraw a screenshot of Sailor Moon, the character from the series of the same name, in their own art styles. Alternatively, the scene is redrawn with another fictional character taking her place.Yap, Mae Yen (22 May 2020). [https://sea.mashable.com/culture/10684/artists-are-reimagining-sailor-moon-in-their-own-styles-on-twitter-and-we-love-it?amp=1 "Artists Are Reimagining Sailor Moon in Their Own Styles on Twitter and We Love It."] Mashable. Retrieved 26 June 2020.Knox, Kelly (19 May 2020). [https://nerdist.com/article/sailor-moon-redraw-challenge/ "The Sailor Moon Redraw Challenge Is Magical."] Nerdist. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

Stunts

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Bird Box Challenge – For its film Bird Box, where a significant plot element has characters keeping themselves blindfolded to prevent insanity, Netflix partnered with Twitch streamers to challenge them to play video games blindfolded. However, the challenge morphed into people attempting everyday activities fully blindfolded while being recorded, which included attempting to cook, walk in busy streets, and drive cars. Several of these videos have gone viral, but others repeating the challenges have gotten themselves into a number of non-fatal injuries. Netflix and law officials have issued warnings that people should only perform Bird Box challenges in safe, isolated places to eliminate the potential to injure themselves and others.{{cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/jan/08/bird-box-challenge-why-blindfolding-yourself-and-walking-into-walls-is-even-more-stupid-than-it-sounds | title= Bird Box Challenge: why blindfolding yourself and walking into walls is even more stupid than it sounds | first= Ria |last = Andriani | date = 7 January 2019 | access-date = 15 January 2019 | work = The Guardian }}{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/12/driving-blindfolded-bird-box-challenge-just-dont-officials-say/?noredirect=on |title= Driving blindfolded for the 'Bird Box challenge?' Just don't, officials say. | first = Kristine | last = Philips |date = 13 January 2019 | access-date= 15 January 2019 | newspaper = The Washington Post }}
Bottle Cap Challenge – A martial arts challenge where one must kick the bottle cap off without knocking over the bottle itself.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2019/07/what-is-the-bottle-cap-challenge-celebrities-and-martial-arts-enthusiasts-get-in-on-instagram-trend.html|title=What is the Bottle Cap Challenge? Jason Statham, Conor McGregor, John Mayer and more try Instagram trend.|last=Kuperinsky|first=Amy|date=2019-07-01|website=nj.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-16}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-bottle-cap-challenge-jason-statham-john-mayer-join-the-latest-viral-challenge/|title=What is the Bottle Cap Challenge? Jason Statham and John Mayer join the latest viral challenge|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=3 July 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-16}}
Condom challenge – A viral Internet challenge. The challenge involves inserting a latex condom into the nostril and snorting it into the nasal cavity and back through the throat to be coughed out of the mouth. The term "condom challenge" was coined in May 2012 following the widespread popularity of the cinnamon challenge, but the idea is several years old and videos of challenge attempts date to at least 2007.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/Entertainment/condom-challenge-videos-youtube-bad-idea/story?id=18977460|title=Condom Challenge Videos on YouTube a Bad Idea|last=Alvarez|first=Alex|date=17 April 2013|work=ABC News|access-date=23 August 2013}} The challenge went viral in April 2013, when WorldStarHipHop posted a video of two young women attempting the challenge, and several people subsequently uploaded videos onto the Internet of themselves attempting the challenge. The stunt poses potential choking hazards.{{cite web|url=http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2013/04/18/teen-condom-snorting-videos-are-gross-disturbing-not-funny-dangerous/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130823044244/http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/2013/04/18/teen-condom-snorting-videos-are-gross-disturbing-not-funny-dangerous/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 August 2013 |title=Teen Condom Snorting Trend is Dangerous, Gross, Not Funny at All [VIDEO] |last=Greenberg |first=Molly |date=18 April 2013 |work=InTheCapital |access-date=23 August 2013 }}
Milk crate challenge - involves stacking milk crates and climbing the resulting structure, which is usually unstable and the resulting fall is likely to cause injuries.{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Maya|title=Milk crate challenge has doctors warning it's 'worse than falling from a ladder'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/25/milk-crate-challenge-tiktok-doctors-warnings|work=The Guardian|date=August 25, 2021|access-date=August 26, 2021}}
Planking - An internet phenomenon which emerged in 2011, which involved lying face down in peculiar and humorous locations.
Salt and ice challenge – Internet phenomenon wherein participants pour salt on their bodies, usually on the arm and ice is then placed on the salt.Vang, Gia. 29 July 2012. "[http://fox4kc.com/2012/07/29/experts-dont-try-salt-and-ice-challenge/ Experts: Don't Try 'Salt and Ice Challenge']". Retrieved 28 June 2013. This causes a "burning" sensation, and participants are challenged to withstand the pain for as long as they can. The challenge is recorded and posted on YouTube or other forms of social media.Kuhn, Sherri. 5 July 2012. "[http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/965301/the-salt-and-ice-challenge-dont-let-your-teen-get-burned The Salt and ice challenge: Don't let your teen get burned]". Retrieved 28 June 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57465323-10391704/ice-and-salt-challenge-leaves-12-year-old-pittsburgh-boy-with-second-degree-burns/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703104247/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57465323-10391704/ice-and-salt-challenge-leaves-12-year-old-pittsburgh-boy-with-second-degree-burns/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 3, 2012 |title="Ice and salt challenge" leaves 12-year-old Pittsburgh boy with second-degree burns – HealthPop |work=CBS News |date=2012-07-02 |access-date=2013-06-24}}{{cite web|last=Kwak |first=Janet |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/health/ice-and-salt-youtube-challenge-skittles-cinnamon-dare-burns-doctors-161177865.html |title=Ice-and-Salt Challenge Fires Up Health Officials |date=3 July 2012 |publisher=nbclosangeles.com |access-date=2013-06-24}} This challenge has caused many burns as a result.
Tooth Filing Challenge — a TikTok challenge involving participants using a nail or cuticle file to smooth out the rough edges or level uneven areas of their teeth. Dentists and orthodontists spoke out against this trend, as doing so can damage the enamel layer, which can lead to increased risk of fracture and cavities.{{Cite web |last=Hoss |first=Dr Kami |date=2021-06-02 |title=Teeth Filing - The Horrible Tik Tok Trend |url=https://drkamihoss.com/teeth-filing-the-horrible-tik-tok-trend/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Dr. Kami Hoss |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Chiu |first=Allyson |date=2020-09-24 |title=Millions have watched TikTokers file their own teeth. Now, two of these DIY dentists say: Don’t try it. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/tik-tok-teeth-filing-dentist/2020/09/24/cddc7de0-fcf4-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html |access-date=2025-03-27 |work=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}
Yoga Challenge – A continuing YouTube video trend that first went viral during the summer of 2014 involving participants who attempt to perform a series of acroyoga poses that are taken from the internet. Typically, participants are not trained in yoga, which results in humorous outcomes (awkward stances, falling down, etc.). These attempts are captured on film, usually on a smartphone or tablet camera, and uploaded to YouTube. Usually, prior to attempting a pose, participants will show an image of the pose they are attempting. The contrast between correct poses by professionals and incorrect poses by amateurs adds to the humor. YouTuber Alfie Deyes posted a video titled The Yoga Challenge! in June 2014 which may have set off the trend. Deyes' video may have been inspired by various popular "couples' stunts" and "yoga fail" videos by channels such as BFvsGF posted as early as 2012. BFvsGF reattempted the trend by posting a video titled "Acro Yoga Challenge" in July 2014. The "challenge" part may stem from the "30-Day yoga challenge" that was a popular fitness vlogging trend on YouTube as early as the mid-2000s.{{cite web|last=Dawson |first=Christopher |url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/09/health/yoga-challenge-family-fun-411/index.html |title=W#YogaChallenge proves that yoga is for the whole family |publisher=CNN.com |date=2017-06-09|access-date=2018-03-10}}

Others

Benadryl Challenge – A challenge involving taking dangerous amounts of Benadryl, to achieve a high, and experience hallucinations. Several teenagers had been hospitalized as a result of participating in the challenge, and one teenager from Oklahoma had reportedly died.{{Cite web |date=2020-08-28 |title=Dangerous 'Benadryl Challenge' on Tik Tok may be to blame for the death of Oklahoma teen |url=https://kfor.com/news/local/dangerous-benadryl-challenge-on-tik-tok-blamed-for-the-death-of-oklahoma-teen/ |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=KFOR.com Oklahoma City |language=en-US}}
Blackout Challenge/Choking Game – A challenge involving deliberately tying belts, cords, and other ligatures around ones neck, for the purpose of experiencing a "high". While the blackout challenge did not originate on the Internet, it had resurfaced in popularity on TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news |date=2022-11-30 |title=TikTok's Viral Challenges Keep Luring Young Kids to Their Deaths |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-30/is-tiktok-responsible-if-kids-die-doing-dangerous-viral-challenges |access-date=2023-02-21}} Several participants, mainly children and teenagers, had been hospitalized, and seven children had reportedly died, including a 10-year old Sicilian girl who asphyxiated and was later declared brain dead after attempting the challenge.{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Mitchell |date=2022-07-08 |title=The TikTok 'blackout challenge' has now allegedly killed seven kids |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/7/23199058/tiktok-lawsuits-blackout-challenge-children-death |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Natalie |date=2021-01-22 |title=Girl, 10, declared brain dead after TikTok 'blackout challenge' |url=https://nypost.com/2021/01/22/girl-10-declared-brain-dead-after-tiktok-blackout-challenge/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |language=en-US}}
Cameron Boyce Challenge – After Cameron Boyce died at age 20,{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1055609/cameron-boyce-s-family-confirms-he-had-epilepsy-as-they-make-agonizing-funeral-plans|title=Cameron Boyce's Family Confirms He Suffered From Epilepsy|date=9 July 2019|website=E! Online|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-09}} a new challenge began to trend as people mimicked the symptoms of epileptic seizure that led to his death. Fans called out this challenge as obscene, considering it an insult to his immediate family and to everyone with epilepsy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/cameron-boyce-challenge-dead-epilepsy-seizure/|title=Cameron Boyce fans call out disgusting new challenge which makes fun of his death|website=PopBuzz|language=en|access-date=2019-07-16}}
Charlie Charlie Challenge – A ouija-emulating ritual in which the spirit of a Mexican demon named "Charlie" is invoked via two pencils in the shape of a cross and the words "yes" and "no" written on paper in a square. Social media users began circulating videos of pencils moving to the word "yes" when asking if the demon is present.{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/32875624/charliecharliechallenge-why-people-are-trying-to-talk-to-demons | title = #CharlieCharlieChallenge: Why people are trying to talk to demons | publisher = BBC | date = 25 May 2015 | access-date = 26 May 2015 }}
Deodorant challenge – involves either spraying deodorant onto the bare skin, often causing aerosol burns, or directly inhaling deodorant, trying to achieve a high.{{cite news|title=Don't Do It: The Deodorant Challenge|date=June 8, 2017|access-date=December 16, 2023|url=https://healthcare.utah.edu/healthfeed/2017/06/dont-do-it-deodorant-challenge}}{{cite news|title=A Teenager Was Left With Second-Degree Burns After Taking Part in 'The Deodorant Challenge'|publisher=University of Utah Health|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=December 16, 2023|newspaper=Time|url=https://time.com/5270672/deodorant-challenge-trend-burns-warning/}} This can cause a variety of symptoms, most notably asphyxia.{{cite report|title=Deodorant challenge: abuse can seriously damage health|date=September 21, 2023|publisher=German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment|access-date=December 16, 2023|url=https://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/deodorant-challenge-abuse-can-seriously-damage-health.pdf}}
Eraser Challenge – a trend popular among school children where one rubs an eraser on their bare skin as hard as they can while reciting the English alphabet. This forceful rubbing action can cause friction burns and scars to the skin if prolonged, and put the affected area at risk of infection, thus leading to parental concerns.{{Cite web|url=https://www.today.com/health/eraser-challenge-what-parents-need-know-about-craze-t109100|title=School warning: What parents need to know about the 'eraser challenge'|website=TODAY.com|date=10 March 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-03-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eraser-challenge-social-media-dare-dangerous-to-kids/|title="Eraser challenge" social media game dangerous to kids|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=23 March 2017 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-24}}
Fairy Flying — a trend which involves images of people "floating" in midair with their heads out of the frame, in an attempt to mimic suicide by hanging. Several mental health doctors have spoken out against it due to it possibly being able to encourage suicidal thoughts or negative thoughts amongst people who have had family members who have attempted or commit suicide. {{Cite web |last=Knight |first=Taylor |date=2023-07-26 |title=Disturbing TikTok #fairyflying trend: Pretending to hang yourself: 'This is getting too real' |url=https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/disturbing-tiktok-fairyflying-trend-pretending-to-hang-yourself-this-is-getting-too-real/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |language=en-US}}
Fire challenge – an activity which refers to the application of flammable liquids to one's body and then setting the liquids aflame, while being video recorded. The aftermath is then posted to social media sites.{{cite web|url=http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/08/02/colorado-fire-officials-warn-about-teens-taking-the-fire-challenge/ |title=Colorado Fire Officials Warn About Teens Taking The 'Fire Challenge' |date=2 August 2014 |publisher=CBS Denver |access-date=2014-08-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/news/police-11yearold-boy-set-himself-on-fire-in-fire-challenge-game/27257210 |title=11-year-old boy set himself on fire in 'fire challenge' game | News – Home |publisher=Local10.com |date=2014-07-22 |access-date=2014-08-03}}{{cite web|last=Smith |first=Jessica |url=http://wishtv.com/2014/08/01/dangerous-fire-challenge-game-spreads-online/ |title=Dangerous 'fire challenge' game spreads online |publisher=Wish-Tv |date=2014-03-09 |access-date=2014-08-03}}{{cite news | url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-630472-kurtz-challenge.html | title=Santa Ana teen hospitalized after he takes the 'fire challenge' | work=Orange County Register | date=1 August 2014 | access-date=2 August 2014 | last=Emery|first=Sean}} Firefighters, police officers and media sources have chastised and spoken out against the activity, hoping to dissuade individuals from trying it due to its harmful nature.{{cite web|url=http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3522331.shtml |title="Fire challenge" spreads to Rochester |publisher=whec.com |date=2014-02-08 |access-date=2014-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811021114/http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3522331.shtml |archive-date=11 August 2014 }}{{cite web|author=CBS/AP|date=2 August 2014|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-teen-severely-burned-attempting-fire-challenge/ |title=California teen severely burned attempting "fire challenge" |work=CBS News |access-date=2014-08-03}}{{cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/news/boy-regrets-playing-fire-challenge-after-suffering-severe-burns/27263974 |title=Boy, 11, released from hospital after playing 'fire challenge' | News – Home |publisher=Local10.com |date=2014-07-22 |access-date=2014-08-03}} In 2021, a TikTok variant of this challenge involves drawing shapes on the bare skin using any flammable substance (typically alcohol) and lighting it on fire, resulting in similar consequences to the original.{{Cite web|last1=Dreier|first1=Natalie|last2=Desk|first2=Cox Media Group National Content|title=TikTok challenge sends teen to ICU with severe burns|url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/trending/tiktok-challenge-sends-teen-icu-with-severe-burns/2TU2SFBKOVBL7L535TTWINCKSU/|access-date=2021-06-02|website=WPXI|date=2 June 2021|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Sorace|first=Stephen|date=2021-05-31|title=Oregon teen hospitalized with severe burns after attempting viral TikTok fire challenge|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-teen-hospitalized-burns-viral-tiktok-fire-challenge|access-date=2021-06-02|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}
Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge – Based on trying to recreate the full lips of television star Kylie Jenner, Internet users show themselves using a small vessel like a shot glass that covers their lips, drawing all the air out of the vessel, and then releasing, which temporarily puffs the lips by drawing the user's blood into them. The activity is considered harmful, both from bruising and dis-figuration of the lips, and the potential for the vessel to shatter and cut the person.{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/21/kylie-jenner-challenge-the-dangers-of-plumping-that-pout/ | title = Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge: The dangers of 'plumping that pout' | first = Justin Wm. |last = Moyer | date = 21 April 2015 | access-date = 27 October 2015 | newspaper = The Washington Post}}{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/teens-warn-against-giving-kylie-jenner-lip-challenge-a-shot-1.3046516 | title = Teens warn against giving Kylie Jenner lip challenge a shot | publisher = CBC.ca | date = 23 April 2015 | access-date = 27 October 2015 }}
No Nut November is an internet challenge revolving around abstinence, in which participants abstain from masturbation and ejaculation, or colloquially "to nut", during the month of November.{{Cite web |last=Manavis |first=Sarah |date=2018-11-13 |title=No Nut November: the insidious internet challenge encouraging men not to masturbate |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2018/11/no-nut-november-insidious-internet-challenge-encouraging-men-not |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}} It originated in the early 2010s and grew in popularity on social media during and after 2017.
Orbeez Challenge – Involves shooting people with gel blasters using water beads such as Orbeez. Some of uses of the phrase "Orbeez Challenge" only involve playing with the beads, not shooting.[https://www.npr.org/2022/03/16/1087003808/the-orbeez-challenge-is-causing-harm-in-some-communities-police-warn The 'Orbeez Challenge' is causing harm in parts of Georgia and Florida, police warn][https://orbeezone.com/en_us/products/778988365328 Orbeez Challenge, The One and Only, 2000 Non-Toxic Water Beads, Includes 6 Tools and Storage, Sensory Toy for Kids Aged 5 and Up]
Pee your Pants Challenge — a challenge which involves the participant filming themselves in front of a mirror while intentionally urinating in their pants. The original video was created as a satire of how ridiculous internet challenges can be, and the creator of the original video said in an interview that he did not intend others to take part in it. {{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Matt |title=TikTok’s Viral Pee Your Pants Challenge Questions Conformity And Digital Footprints |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattklein/2020/05/05/tiktoks-viral-peeyourpantschallenge-questions-conformity-and-digital-footprints/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Tide Pod Challenge – Similar to other eating challenges, this saw people attempt to eat Tide Pods, small packets filled with laundry detergent and other chemicals that normally dissolve while in a washing machine. The challenge gained attention in late 2017 and early 2018, and quickly was addressed by several health-related organizations, as the chemicals in the packet are poisonous and toxic to humans. These agencies sought to warn users and strongly discourage the challenge after dozens of cases of poisoning were reported within the first few weeks of 2018, while YouTube took action to remove videos related to the challenge to further stop its spread.{{cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/health/tide-laundry-pod-challenge-poison-control/index.html | title = Poison control calls 'spike' due to online laundry pod challenge | first = Michael | last = Nedelman | date = 17 January 2018 | access-date = 17 January 2018 | work = CNN }}{{cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/17/16902990/youtube-tide-pod-challenge-video-take-down-community-guidelines-removal | title = YouTube is taking down Tide Pod Challenge videos and oh my god don't eat laundry pods | first = Chaim | last = Gartenberg | date = 17 January 2018 | access-date = 17 January 2018 | work = The Verge }}
Vacuum Challenge – A challenge which emerged in 2019, where parents would have their children sit in a garbage bag with their knees against their chest, and vacuum seal the bag, giving the appearance of a skin tight latex bodysuit.{{Cite news |last=McNamara |first=Audrey |date=2019-06-03 |title='Vacuum Challenge' Becomes the Latest Viral Trend to Sweep the Internet |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/vacuum-challenge-becomes-the-latest-viral-trend-to-sweep-the-internet |access-date=2023-02-21}} The challenge poses a possible asphyxiation hazard, as well as possible bodily harm caused by an airtight bag.

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