The psychology behind why kids try viral internet challenges – Fox 13

The “One Chip Challenge” made its rounds across the internet, daring people to try an extremely spicy tortilla chip and see how long they could hold out without drinking anything.The chip was meant for adults, but kids have been trying it, resulting in children across the country becoming sickened. Parents in Massachusetts say their teen son died hours after eating the chip.Challenges like the “One Chip Challenge” by Paqui, a company under Hershey, are part of the reason that more than 1,200 families and 200 school districts have joined a lawsuit against the parent companies of TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, alleging the social media apps cause harm to children.Doctor Natalie Rine, the Director of the Central Ohio Poison Center, said these challenges can glamorize unhealthy behavior for kids and adults alike.”So the One Chip Challenge, for example, has two of the hottest peppers, oils from two of the hottest peppers in it. They don’t talk about the mouth and throat irritation, the significant abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea that you can induce with that,” said Dr. Rine.The chips are now off store shelves, and all videos are gone from the challenge’s Tik Tok page.”It’s not really safe for adults to be
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