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On Jan. 25, a Tennessee teen was accidentally shot in the head by a friend — all for the sake of a challenge.

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I remember having jalapeño eating contests with my friends in middle school. We would see who could eat the most jalapeño slices before needing a drink of milk to ease our tortured taste buds.

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Over the years, there have been numerous social media challenges that have gone viral. Some of the frivolous and more popular ones included "The Mannequin Challenge," where people stand in poses while someone walks through the scene recording, and "The Running Man Challenge," a goofy dance popularized by two University of Maryland basketball players.

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"The Hot Pepper Challenge" required eating a ghost pepper, up to 417 times hotter than the mild jalapeños I ate as a kid.

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Finally, the horrifying "Fire Challenge" had kids cover themselves in a flammable liquid, light themselves on fire, and then jump into a shower or pool.

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According to the American Association of Poison Control Centers, there have been 86 reported cases of 13- to 19-year-olds consuming single-load laundry detergent packets within the first three weeks of this year. This is in stark contrast to the 53 total cases in 2017.

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Kids should aim to invent or join in the next ALS Challenge, not something useless, disturbing, or accidentally fatal.

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Even flipping a water bottle seems inspired compared to lighting yourself on fire.

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The most recent, moronic social media challenge to go viral is the "Tide Pod Challenge," where teenagers challenge each other to eat Tide laundry detergent pods. Kids are breaking the packets and squirting the detergent into their mouths, onto their pizzas, or sautéing them in frying pans. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal issues.