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"Several dangerous games/challenges on the social media that could kill or seriously injure"

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"Several dangerous games/challenges on the social media that could kill or seriously injure"

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From children leaving the gas on ,drink a gallon of fluid,spoonful of ground cinnamon, these trends are scary.

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"Here are some of the most popular, dangerous, life threatening and downright stupid games that you should keep away from children and teens".

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"Here are some of the most popular, dangerous, life threatening and downright stupid games that you should keep away from children and teens".

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Lucknow: After the Blue Whale scare, it is now the Fire Fairy video game that is claiming the lives of children.

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Lucknow: After the Blue Whale scare, it is now the Fire Fairy video game that is claiming the lives of children.

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In a shocking incident, a Class 8th girl student from Ballia set herself on fire after reaching the second stage of the video game that encourages children to turn on gas stoves.

According to reports, the girl set herself on fire in her house. Her younger brother told the police that his sister was playing the game and then went on the first floor of the house. He said that a few minutes later, he heard her screaming and when he went up, he saw her engulfed in flames. Their parents had gone out for work when the incident took place. The brother called out for help after their neighbours came in and doused the flames.

The girl was taken to the hospital but she died on the way. The body has been sent for post-mortem

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Fire Fairy is an online prank targets younger children. It gives children dangerous instructions to turn on the gas in the stove at midnight when no one else is awake, and then go back to sleep. The game promises that they will wake up and become fire fairies.

As reported by the Daily Mail, a five-year-old girl has already fallen victim to the game and suffered severe burns to her body when she thought she could be turned into a “fire fairy” as promised online.

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Five-year-old girl suffers horrific burns after becoming the latest victim of 'fire fairy' game spreading online where children are told to secretly turn on gas rings.

The social media post says: 'At midnight when everybody is asleep, get up from your bed and go around the room three times, then say the magical words: "Alfey kingdom, sweet little fairies, give me the power, I'm asking you."

'Then go to the kitchen silently, so no one notices you or the magic of the words will disappear. Switch on the gas stove, all four burners. But do not light it. You don't want to get burns, do you?

'Then go to sleep. The magic gas will come to you, you will breathe it while sleeping and in the morning, when you wake up, say: "Thank you Alfeya, I've become a fairy." And you will became a real fairy of fire.'

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Online ‘fire fairy’ game tells children secretly turn on gas rings

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WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Five-year-old Sofia Ezhova was severely burned after falling for the Russian social media scam, which is modelled on the series ‘Winx Club: School of Witches’.

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It’s a dangerous prank depicted in popular YouTube videos which has led to hospitalisations and a surge in calls to US poison centers.

The fad involves daring someone to swallow a spoonful of ground cinnamon in 60 seconds without water. But the spice is caustic, and trying to gulp it down can cause choking, throat irritation, breathing trouble and even collapsed lungs, the report said.

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One mother said: 'I woke up in the night and felt the strong smell of gas.My daughter, seven, had just left the kitchen and went to her room.

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One mother said: 'I woke up in the night and felt the strong smell of gas.My daughter, seven, had just left the kitchen and went to her room.

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'It turned out that she had read in the Internet that to become the fairy of fire you need to go to the kitchen when everyone is asleep and switch on the gas oven.

'If I had not gone to check, our family of eight would not wake up in the morning.

'I talked to her and she promised not to hide her plans from me and tell me everything.'

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The choking game also known as fainting game is a game for 2 or more, where one strangulates the other, causing deprivation of oxygen to the brain resulting in temporary unconsciousness and the high of feeling dizzy. Reported deaths have occurred due to this challenge.

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The online game revolves around a child lost in the forest and she asks players to help her find her way back home. While the game is filled with frightening audio and visual sound effects, players are asked a series of personal questions as they accompany the little girl home. The online game has caused a great deal of controversy on social networking sites.

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We asked several psychology experts why these trends – clearly illogical and dangerous – were going viral among teens and young adults with no attempt to seek medical advice.

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We asked several psychology experts why these trends – clearly illogical and dangerous – were going viral among teens and young adults with no attempt to seek medical advice.

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Dr. Paul E. Croarkin of Mayo Clinic commented that social media content could be very convincing and emotionally triggering, as opposed to clinically-delivered medical or scientific evidence. He added that this emotional trigger could sometimes override logical thinking.

Dr. Saliha Afridi of The LightHouse Arabia said that humans being naturally curious are drawn to trying new trends without thinking of consequences. She added that the need to conform makes people susceptible to irrational thinking, especially when one’s favourite influencer or group are doing something that is trending.

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This particular challenge is the process of consuming a large amount of milk within a set period of time. Usually a person is challenged to drink one US gallon or 3.8 litres of whole milk without vomiting. It is very dangerous to drink a gallon of fluid of any sorts within such a short time frame. Most of the time people throw up, and if they don’t, then their cells can suffer from too much hydration.

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The Salt and ice challenge is another self-harming internet challenge. People are asked to put salt on their skin, usually the arm, then ice is places on the salt. This causes a burning feeling that’s very similar to frost bite, and participants try to see who can last in pain for the longest time. The challenge is then filmed posted on YouTube or other forms of social media. Why does it hurt? The combination of ice and salt creates a chemical reaction where the mixture gets as cold as -18°C and burns through the skin