10 DANGEROUS SOCIAL MEDIA CHALLENGES

Social media has proven to be an important tool in our daily lives, it makes communication easier and many other benefits but as good as it is, it comes with its cons. It is mostly used by teenagers especially the naive ones or the ones that would do anything to be famous. But in the quests of becoming famous there have been and still are so many dangerous challenges introduced into the internet sphere. Some have claimed lives and some have left permanent scars. It is important for parents to caution their children and keep an eye or both eyes on them.
Disclaimer!! Do Not Try These At Home.

1. The Fire Challenge
This dangerous activity requires the participants to voluntarily douse themselves with flammable liquids and set themselves on fire. I believe we all know how this is going to end.

2. The Blue Whale Game
This ridiculously insane game is believed to have been created by a social media group, encouraging people to kill themselves. Reportedly a group administrator assigns tasks to members, which they have to complete over fifty days.
The horrendous tasks includes self-harming, watching horror movies and waking up at unusual hours then it gets more extreme. On the 50th day the manipulators behind the game instruct the participants to commit suicide. The horrifying game has been linked to at least 130 teen deaths across Russia. #sad.

3. Cutting For Beiber Challenge
This frightful challenge started as a joke and twitter hashtag campaign launched by members of 4chan in trying to spread a rumour that fans of the artist are cutting themselves to protest his drug use. Unfortunately it escalated, the challenge shows people especially teenagers self harming themselves.

4. Hot Water Challenge
As the name implies, participants throw hot boiling water on each other, which of course leads to severe burns and sometimes death.

5. Condom Snorting Challenge
It requires the participants to snort condoms through their noses and pull it out, through their mouths. There is a possibility that the condom could get stuck in the lungs or wind pipe which doesn't end well.

6. The Salt And Ice Challenge
It is an internet phenomenon wherein participants pour salt on their bodies, usually on the arm, and ice is then placed on the salt. This leaves burns and bruises on the skin.

7. Car Surfing Challenge
This challenge involves riding on the top of a moving vehicle driven by another person.

8. The Choking Game  
This game is also know as the fainting game. It refers to intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain with the goal of inducing temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria. It is a very dangerous game and it can lead to death.

                                
9. Hot Pepper Challenge
The hot pepper challenge is when a person eat a chilli pepper that is high on the scoville scale, basically a very hot pepper. There can be occurrence of vomiting and hallucinations after eating the pepper.

10. The Duct Tape Challenge
This challenge involves the participants getting wrapped all over with duct tape and then trying to free themselves. This game is dangerous because it can lead to choking, and there has been one record of death.