There's such a thing as The Cinamon Challenge??!

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Don’t take the cinnamon challenge: Doctors warn teens after surge in calls to poison centers

Frederick Reed/Associated Press - This undated photo provided by Frederick Reed shows Dejah Reed, an Ypsilanti, Mich., teen who was hospitalized for a collapsed lung after trying the cinnamon challenge. A new report from doctors to be published Monday, April 22, 2013, advises against taking the challenge that involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. The fad depicted in

The number of poison control center calls about teens doing the prank “has increased dramatically,” from 51 in 2011 to 222 last year, according to the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

“People with asthma or other respiratory conditions are at greater risk of having this result in shortness of breath and trouble breathing,” according to an alert posted on the association’s website.

Thousands of YouTube videos depict kids attempting the challenge, resulting in an “orange burst of dragon breath” spewing out of their mouths and sometimes hysterical laughter from friends watching the stunt, said report co-author Dr. Steven E. Lipshultz, a pediatrics professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

1. That's Dangerus??????

I am forever downing a spoonful! I like the taste, I never knew that doing so was dangerous!

[OhioChick]

2. That's some crazy shit

There are quite a few that posted their "challenges" on YouTube and it never ends up pretty.

[EvilAL]

3. True that,

I tried it and failed miserably...
Was smart enough to not let someone record it though.. heheheheh

[OhioChick]

5. I wouldn't even consider doing this

Reminds me of all of the Ghost pepper challenges people were trying a while back. (YouTube has a bunch of videos)

[EvilAL]

6. haha yeah, I watched

a lot of the hot pepper/sauce ones, and then I decided to try my friends 5 million scoville, I think it was called mad dog .357.. it's not a sauce, it's an extract to be used as an additive. Ruined my day for a good 45 minutes...
and some of my morning too... heheh

[OhioChick]

9. That must've been a long 45 minutes

[olddots]

4. saw this on BING "news"

how low can we go ????????

why don't these goobers just eat dog poop and their smart phones ??????

"okay gramps olddots mellow out now "

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. Dog poop isn't QUITE as tasty as cinnamon.

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[Baitball Blogger]

8. Too bad we can't breed goldfish to taste like ipecac syrup.

[AsahinaKimi]

10. Warning...

Never. Ever. Snort powdered Wasabi. If you want to see the results, look on youtube. I will not post it here.