Despite the fact that 2018 has barely started, we can safely say that the internet trend of the year has thus far been the Tide Pod Challenge. The concept of the challenge is quite simple: to film oneself eating a capsule full of detergent.
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One YouTuber by the name of Chubbyemu felt it was necessary to educate the public on just how much consuming a Tide Pod ravages the human body in a video. He recounts the story of a young person – J.R. – who attempted to eat three capsules at once. Consuming one pod, let alone three, will burn the nose, numb the tongue, and coat the throat in the poisonous liquid. Little by little, the detergent will find its way into the lungs.
The consequences could be grave: vomiting, wheezing, oesophageal burning, loss of consciousness, and even death in extreme cases. The detergent found in the capsules can cause necrosis of the tissue with which it comes in contact. The tissue also can see chemical burning which will then bring about puss, which will find its way into the stomach and could cause perforations, or holes in the stomach. If that’s not enough to persuade you from staying away from the challenge, we don’t know what will.
