Cooked Crack Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) Quote Just a few weeks into 2020, a lot has happened. The impeachment trial began, a deadly virus broke out in China and spread to the US. And TikTok users have started dipping their testicles in soy sauce "for science." The trend is based on a misinterpretation of a study published in 2013 in the scientific journal PNAS that found male testes have taste receptors. Taste receptors are not the same as tastebuds. The study did not find that people can taste through their testes. But, as ScienceAlert puts it, a long game of "telephone" — from scientists to media outlets then to social media influencers — resulted in some confusion and a new challenge. The soy sauce challenge went viral after TikTok user Regan posted a video on the study on Jan. 15, asking people with testicles to dip their genitals in soy sauce "for science" to see if they could taste anything through their genitals. https://www.insider.com/tiktok-users-dipping-testicles-in-soy-sauce-to-taste-it-2020-1 Sad, was hoping this would be the new butt chugging. Edited February 23, 2020 by Cooked Crack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 So I guess we won't be renaming them to 'tastis' anytime soon. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan T. Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I'm gonna recommend staying out of Chinese restaurants for a week or two until this thing blows over. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Aint we well overdue for an asteroid strike? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooleyfan1993 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 ....I’m sorry....what??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Alternate headline: Chinese social media app produces compelling argument in favor social credit scores. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinsCowgirl84 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Hmm, I do like sushi... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 You missed the best part: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, TryTheBeal! said: The State, I loved that show back in the day. Barry and Levon and $240 worth of pudding, ah yeah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 We need a general thread for the interwebs convincing people to do or believe the stupidiest ****. Eating Tide Pods is fun, sunning your choad is healthy, your nuts can taste, I am sure there are worse and funnier things every week that I need to be made aware of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 22 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: We need a general thread for the interwebs convincing people to do or believe the stupidiest ****. Eating Tide Pods is fun, sunning your choad is healthy, your nuts can taste, I am sure there are worse and funnier things every week that I need to be made aware of. Don't forget butt chugging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, China said: Don't forget butt chugging. This seal it. With @Cooked Crack's consent, this should be the Stupid Internet Fads thread (title subject to improvement). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said: This seal it. With @Cooked Crack's consent, this should be the Stupid Internet Fads thread (title subject to improvement). Remember when 4chan tried to convince people (and succeeded a few times) that microwaving iphones would charge them? They also tricked some Bieber fans into shaving their heads to support Justin Beiber, who they claimed had cancer (he did not). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 minute ago, Destino said: Remember when 4chan tried to convince people (and succeeded a few times) that microwaving iphones would charge them? They also tricked some Bieber fans into shaving their heads to support Justin Beiber, who they claimed had cancer (he did not). I do not, which is even more reason why we need a thread about such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 I went ahead and tried this, and I will say that i did not taste anything. The only effect was that I am no longer allowed in Happy Dragon Carry Out ever again. ~Bong 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bang said: I went ahead and tried this, and I will say that i did not taste anything. The only effect was that I am no longer allowed in Happy Dragon Carry Out ever again. ~Bong Don't feel bad Bang, they were practically asking for it by naming the place Happy Dragon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, Destino said: Don't feel bad Bang, they were practically asking for it by naming the place Happy Dragon. that's what I said! they did not agree. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Remember When People On The Internet Fell For These Stupid And Dangerous 'Challenges'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 3:16 PM, PleaseBlitz said: We need a general thread for the interwebs convincing people to do or believe the stupidiest ****. Eating Tide Pods is fun, sunning your choad is healthy, your nuts can taste, I am sure there are worse and funnier things every week that I need to be made aware of. ‘Beer Yoga’ Is Now A Thing And It’s Becoming As Popular As You Would Expect There is a new trend which combines two things that many people love – beer and yoga – and they work surprisingly well together! For many of us, there is nothing quite like an ice cold beer after a hard day’s work, but this often comes at the sacrifice of exercise. We live in a fast paced world and there are benefits to be had by saying ‘yes’ to that post-work drink, even if it means missing out on the trip to the gym or that evening’s yoga class. So for those who want to say ‘yes’ to it all and also try out something new, beer yoga might just become your new favorite hobby! The class involves picking up a beer, drinking it, and putting it back down again, in many different ways. It has been enjoyed by Berlin hipsters as an alternative form of exercise and way to socialize, and has now also found it’s way to Australia, London, Bangkok, Delhi, and many other cities around the world. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 On 1/24/2020 at 3:16 PM, PleaseBlitz said: We need a general thread for the interwebs convincing people to do or believe the stupidiest ****. Eating Tide Pods is fun, sunning your choad is healthy, your nuts can taste, I am sure there are worse and funnier things every week that I need to be made aware of. ‘Skull Breaker Challenge’ Circulating On TikTok Is Sending Kids To The Hospital NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — There’s a new disturbing trend on a popular cellphone app that’s causing children to get severely injured. It’s called the Skull Breaker Challenge — the latest trend on the social media app TikTok that’s landing kids in the hospital. Marc and Stacy Shenker’s 13-year-old son in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, is one victim. “He suffered a concussion. As a result of the concussion, he also had a seizure,” Marc Shenker said. “By the time I got to school, which was under 20 minutes, he was non-responsive and they had called an ambulance,” Stacy Shenker said. One teen in Miami who doesn’t want to be identified was also injured. “I don’t even know if it’s describable how much it hurts, not only physically but mentally,” the teen said. The challenge calls for a victim to be fooled into thinking they’re learning a new dance. Instead, when they jump, two people on either side kick out the victim’s legs, causing them to fall and hit their head. The Shenkers say they want to warn other families about the trend. “A prank of this nature couldn’t just put a kid in the hospital but could actually kill someone,” Marc Shenker said. Click on the link for the full article 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We should start considering licensing for use of the internet to stop teenagers and other older idiots from harming themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 4 hours ago, China said: ‘Beer Yoga’ Is Now A Thing And It’s Becoming As Popular As You Would Expect Sounds like a more boring version of 'Rage Yoga' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrilbo67 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 This is an oldie, but once upon a time Gronk had to make a special PSA to tell people not to eat Tide Pods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Cat yoga is way better than beer yoga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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