TikTok's viral 'outlet challenge' involving electric socket, penny cause fires

A new TikTok challenge dubbed as ‘The outlet challenge’  has taken the internet by storm. The social media challenge involves people to partially insert their phone chargers in an electric socket. They are then supposed to slide down a penny in the gap remaining between the charger and the socket. The challenge has resulted in not just sparks or electrical damage but electrocutions and fires too. It has even lead the Massachusetts firefighters to issue an alert.

Not a good idea

The social networking service is flooded with videos of people trying this challenge. Many users also shared videos of the damaged electric sockets. However, this is not the first time that TikTok users have come up with weird challenges. Have a look at some previously viral TikTok challenges here:

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