Skull-Breaker: Latest Social Media Craze Causes Disastrous Injuries
The trending Skull-Breaker Challenge worries parents around the globe as this could cause serious injuries and severe head injuries.
As the name of the challenge suggests, this is one of the most dangerous challenges right now that is being uploaded on social media. This is not the first time that teenagers and millennials are attempting dangerous stunts, but this one is yet the most dangerous as it could lead to death.
The goal of this challenge is to make the person in the middle to fall on his back. This is now the new social media trend that is raising alarms most especially to parents around the globe. This dangerous stunt started when it was circulated through a media app.
This dangerous challenge is composed of three persons. At first, the two jumpers who are on the left and right side will jump and after it, the person in the middle will do the same. However, this time there will be a twist. The two jumpers on the left and right side will not jump, but instead, they will kick the person's legs whose in the middle making him fall.
The goal of this challenge is very clear which is to make the person in the middle fall. This received critiques not only from parents, but medical experts as well, as this could cause severe injuries, the worst being severe head injuries.
Since this trending challenge started, there have been many reports regardiing the injuries it causes. Videos and pictures of this challenge have shown lots of teenagers who were left unconscious after the challenge was done.
Meanwhile, because of the damage and injuries it's created, there are individuals on social media who are showing concern and are proposing to ban this challenge the same as previous dangerous acts that went viral last year.
In of the videos shared on Twitter, three students did the challenge and after they kicked the leg of a student who's in the middle it seemed that the child lost consciousness after he fell heavily on the floor.
Moreover, this is not again the first time that a dangerous challenge has gone viral on social media. The platform is very popular when it comes to producing dangerous stunts like the cinnamon challenge and the famous Kiki challenge. The Kiki challenge involves a person getting out of a moving car and dance along to Drake's song "In my Feelings." This also made headlines because of the recorded injuries and accidents it caused. After this, several countries have banned the challenge with corresponding legal impediments.
Likewise, the new challenge is very popular in the United States and Europe. Experts also said that there are already recorded incidents of injuries due to the challenge. Aside from "Skull-Breaker," this challenge is also called the 'Tripping Jump Challenge," and doctors said that aside from unconsciousness, it could also possibly break bones.
Parents are very worried about this challenge and expressed in social media that this one must be banned totally. One of the parents said: "My daughter goes to school and I am concerned that her friends might prank her. I don't want her to get hurt. I hope this doesn't become a trend in our city."
Schools, communities, parents, and the government should make sure to restrict this challenge because of the damage it can create. Students or groups of people who will be doing this should also be reminded of the possible life threatening scenarios they could cause.