Fire Challenge? Really?

Hi everybody, this is Martin Valdez back for yet another blog post. This one is about the ridiculous new trend of setting yourself on fire for the apparent 'Fire Challenge.' You are to pour rubbing alcohol on yourself, then set yourself ablaze! Oh wait, you have to upload your video to YouTube of course or else it is pointless. So glad to see that our youth are doing something so productive.

Emergency rooms all over the country are filling up with burn victims who willingly set themselves on fire. Talking about extreme tanning! The mere fact that these kids have to be taught that it is extremely dangerous to pour flammable liquids on their bodies and set themselves on fire is beyond my comprehension. I don't know, maybe I am just old or out of touch with new trends and ideas of what fun is but I have never as a kid or know thought, "Hum, I think I will burn myself up today to make things more interesting." I mean call me crazy but the thought has never crossed my mind. Just working out in the gym is dangerous enough for my 37 year old body to handle. Should I try to light myself on fire while working out on the treadmill to literally burn more fat? Nah...I think not.

These are some reactions to this foolish trend of the 'Fire Challenge'

Sunshine1229 • 12 hours ago

Who needs to be warned about the dangers of setting yourself on fire?!!!

Libertarian Advocate • 8 hours ago

The very notion that these kids should be warned NOT to pour flammable liquids over themselves and then light themselves on fire, absolutely boggles the mind. Have Americans really become so stupid inside of three generations?

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