tide pod challenge
Viral laundry poisoning
The tide pod challenge was a 2018 internet phenomenon in which people, mostly teenagers, filmed themselves biting into or eating laundry detergent pods.
The brightly colored packets had long inspired jokes about looking edible, but the challenge turned ironic humor into actual poisoning cases.
The phrase now serves as shorthand for dangerous viral stunts: What's next, another tide pod challenge?
- viralSpreading quickly online
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- laundry roomSpace for washing clothes
- detergentChemical cleaning agent
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