This Viral Challenge is Sending People to the Hospital.
The trending #OneChipChallenge, which is purportedly causing individuals to visit the hospital, is being cautioned against by experts and social media users.
The chip responsible is from Paqui, a maker of flavored tortilla chips. I saw this chip the other day at the convenience store. What I found shocking isn’t the stunt itself. It’s the fact that they sell a single chip for THIRTEEN DOLLARS. Are you serious?!
That’s an insane amount of profit they are making. ONE CHIP. These kids are spending that much. Then on top of it, they are going to the hospital. What is happening in this world?
You can still find the #OneChipChallenge is stores! Check out https://t.co/6SK5tSBuK1 to find a retailer near you 😈
— Paqui Chips (@paquichips) September 20, 2022
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According to the Paqui website, the “high voltage chip contains the super-charged Carolina Reaper Pepper and the stinging Scorpion Pepper that turns your tongue BLUE.
The challenge goes like this:
According to the New York Post, the full chip should be consumed, followed by as much time as possible without drinking or eating anything, before the participant posts their stupid asses online. Don’t forget the hashtags #IAMSTUPID and #IPAID13DOLLARS4ONECHIP . I made that last part up but try it anyways…
How Many Peppers Challenge:
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ShareBERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 17: Red, orange, green and yellow bell peppers lie on display at the Green Week (Grüne Woche) agricultural trade fair on January 17, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Green Week will be open to the public from January 17-26. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Green Week Agricultural Trade Fair Opens In Berlin
ShareBERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 17: Various varieties of peppers lie on display at the Green Week (Grüne Woche) agricultural trade fair on January 17, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Green Week will be open to the public from January 17-26. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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ShareHANGZHOU, CHINA - JULY 20: A man sitting in an ice bucket eats peppers during a competition at Song Dynasty Town on July 20, 2016 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. As the ground temperature reached 40 degrees Celsius in Hangzhou, tourists competed eating peppers while sitting in the ice buckets to feel hot and cool at the same time in the Song Dynasty Town scenic area. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Emirates Bio Farm Remains Open For Home Delivery During Coronavirus Crisis
ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareBERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 17: Peppers used to make paprika lie on display at a Hungarian stand at the Green Week (Grüne Woche) agricultural trade fair on January 17, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Green Week will be open to the public from January 17-26. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A detailed view of peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A worker carries a crate of fresh peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareAL AIN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 09: A farmworker harvests peppers at Emirates Bio Farm on April 09, 2020 in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Emirates Bio Farm is making sure people still have access to healthy produce during the coronavirus crisis and supplies the UAE’s largest supermarket chains and retailers daily with fresh organic produce. They also offer customers daily online deliveries. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread to many countries across the world, claiming nearly 90,000 lives and infecting over 1.5 million more. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: One of the owners of the field, Vinka Stojiljkovi, 63 years old, sits on the peppers while driving on a tractor on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Farmers prepare the harvested peppers for hanging and drying in Donja Lokosnica, known as the Serbian "Capital of paprika," during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Farmers prepare the harvested peppers for hanging and drying in Donja Lokosnica, known as the Serbian "Capital of paprika," during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: One of the owners of the field, Vinka Stojiljkovi, 63 years old, sits on the peppers while driving on a tractor on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: A farmer prepares the harvested peppers for hanging and drying in Donja Lokosnica, known as the Serbian "Capital of paprika," on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
Serbia’s Red Gold: Pepper Harvest
ShareDONJA LOKOSNICA, SERBIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Seasonal workers pick red peppers in a field during the traditional red pepper harvest on September 25, 2020 in Donja Lokosnica, Serbia. On average, in this village in the valley of South Morava, out of 280 households, 250 families are engaged in growing this pepper on an area of about 250 hectares, and about 500 tons of ground peppers are produced annually, though depopulation has decreased the number of homes taking part in the tradition. (Photo by Vladimir Zivojinovic/Getty Images)
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ShareDES MOINES, IOWA - AUGUST 20: Peppers are set out for judging at the Iowa State Fair on August 20, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa. The fair which runs from August 12-22, typically draws between 80-100,000 people each day. The fair was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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ShareDES MOINES, IOWA - AUGUST 20: Peppers are set out for judging at the Iowa State Fair on August 20, 2021 in Des Moines, Iowa. The fair which runs from August 12-22, typically draws between 80-100,000 people each day. The fair was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)