Posted on 01/13/2018 2:24:12 PM PST by MarvinStinson
Teenagers have started eating laundry detergent in the "Tide Pod Challenge."
"I cannot believe I'm about to do what I'm gonna do," YouTuber Marc Pagan said before sinking his teeth into a Tide Pod. "I'm just bored, so I'm doing something right now that is completely stupid."
"I know I shouldn't do it and I don't want to do it, but I'm doing it," the 19-year-old said.
Detergent pods include various toxic ingredients, including ethanol, hydrogen peroxide, and polymers. These toxins clean clothes effectively, but provide the opposite of nutritional value.
Indeed, ten deaths have been linked to the ingestion of these kinds of pods. Two toddlers died this way, and eight seniors with dementia perished after consuming detergent, CBS News reported.
Ann Marie Buerkle, acting chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, expressed worry about the trend. "This is what started out as a joke on the internet and now it's just gone too far," she said.
A previous scare in 2015 — when concerns focused on toddlers accidentally eating the pods — inspired calls from Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) for new regulations on the pods.
In this case, people know it's stupid and dangerous, but they're doing it anyway. No regulation will prevent an idiot from harming himself. In various videos, teens expressed their knowledge of the health risks involved before undertaking the activity.
The police in Lawrence, Kansas, had a perfect response. "How is it 2018 and we have to warn people to not eat laundry detergent? OK, here goes.... Kids, don't eat laundry detergent. Also, don't smoke meth," the department tweeted.
Their body, their choice. Don’t make me pay for it.
Or “Grum” the fake inhaled drug made from crap, from Moonbeam City.
Millennials so worried about climate change destroying the planet that they are eating laundry detergent...??
Let them eat Tide ... Darwin at work.
True, but dangerous for torpedoes. I think a UK sub lost its bow in port when some HTP fuel leaked on to some silver solder.
They are cleaning up the gene pool for the rest of us. How appropriate that they are using detergent to do it. Victims of “Too Stupid to Live” syndrome.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Thinking about it, the safety issue was long ago addressed by mfgs of automatic dishwasher detergents because [real] kids were mistaking the colorful tabs for candy, since most people probably keep the stuff under the kitchen sink.
I love them, they are so convenient, but watch them get banned now because of stupid people.
those darn child labor laws. Idle hands.
LOL!
You mean illegal immigrants who have made it impossible for teens to get jobs anymore.
We used to call that Thinning the Herd.
Just. Wow.
“People are just plain out stupid these days.”
Teens have never been known for their common sense-———there was even a goldfish eating craze years ago.
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Darwin Award
When I’m tempted to give a calloused response to these morons’ stupidity resulting in death, I think of those who care about these kids: parents, siblings, family, friends, teachers, etc. I feel a lot more sympathy. Yes, what they did is beyond stupid but it hurts a lot of innocent people.
And if they survive without catastrophic brain damage, they’ll probably vote Democratic
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