Taking the plunge into stupidity seems to be the latest trend on TikTok, with users diving headlong into dangerous and downright ridiculous tasks. It’s amazing what passes for “fun” these days, from eating large doses of allergy medication to now jumping off moving boats.
Let’s dive into the crazy world of ‘jumping boat challenge’, a craze that has had disastrous consequences, in a perfect combination of risk and humor. Get ready, because we are about to go on a tour of pure madness!
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- TikTok’s boat jumping challenge has already taken four lives
- The last moment of people’s lives is being filmed for social media.
TikTok’s boat jumping challenge has already taken four lives
A risky trend that circulates on TikTok has aroused the interest of users of social networks. It has disastrous repercussions. The ‘boat jumping challenge’, which entices people to jump off the back of a moving boat, has resulted in several deaths. Those taking part in the madness have also used the worrying hashtag #Boatjumping.
According to sources, the new challenge has already claimed four lives and left four more victims with broken necks in Alabama. Authorities said they had to deal with four drownings that could have been “easily prevented.”
TikTok popularized the whole notion of this challenge, which includes dangerous water sports that anyone can participate in.
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There are no restrictions on an individual’s ability to have fun and make the most of a situation these days, but when certain actions could put someone’s life at risk, it goes without saying that taking a step back simply to keep up with the trends is the smartest move. one could do.
Capt. Jim Dennis of the Childersburg Rescue Squad told the New York Post in a recent interview that the drownings could have been easily prevented. “We’ve had four drownings in the last six months,” he admitted. “I think it’s likely that the people involved in the accident did something stupid because they wanted to show it on social media to have influence and their friends,” added the captain.
The last moment of people’s lives is being filmed for social media.
One of the challenge cases involved a father, the victim in the following case, his wife, three children, and other family members on his boat while the entire incident of his fatal death was videotaped.
According to WPDE-TV, the most recent incident in Alabama involved a middle-aged man and occurred in May. Another clip was filmed in Lake Norman, North Carolina, showing five people doing ridiculous and unsafe maneuvers in the water.
The attraction of viral challenges has endured, with the ‘Benadryl Challenge’ being one of the most recent examples. People who consume excessive doses of Benadryl in search of a high are involved in this harmful practice. Tragically, the effects of this effort were catastrophic, as two teenagers died.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn