'Cinnamon Challenge' Goes Viral: Silly Fun or Dangerous?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/03/16 21:02:55

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Forget "planking" ... "kids" of all ages are taking the "cinnamon challenge," a dare to swallow a spoonful of cinnamon without water, The Wall Street Journal reports. Even the governor of Illinois is in on the challenge.

A search for the phrase "cinnamon challenge" pulls up about 31,900 results on YouTube -- and the most popular has almost 10 million views. But the "challenge" isn't all fun and games. "It is an obvious choking hazard and there is a risk of inhaling the dust. This certainly is not advisable," a spokesman from the Food and Drug Administration told the WSJ.

"The kids all know about this from the Internet but the parents have no idea," Arthur Williams, principal at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, Mich., told the WSJ. Williams emailed parents after a student was hospitalized for 4½ days because of lung trouble after taking the "challenge."

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn took the challenge live on a radio show. And Washington Wizards players Nick Young and JaVale McGee were reprimanded for doing it. Even Jimmy Kimmel got in on the joke last month, announcing a new category for the Academy Awards: "Achievement in Cinnamontography." Do you think the "challenge" is dangerous? Or just harmless fun?

DISCLAIMER: We definitely don't recommend trying this at home. In fact, we actually think it's pretty dangerous.

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relic 2012/03/16 23:16:42

Silly fun

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Shay Hudson 2012/08/29 22:24:54

Silly fun

I have asthma and did it with a bunch of my friends with my mom watching out of curiosity. Its just silly fun to me. Especially when my best friend pulled a diva act screaming for water. Although I can see the danger if you're silly and inhale.

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Splashstorm 2012/05/02 15:52:20

Silly fun

funny! i did it and nearly puked.

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DesiBoo 2012/04/26 02:54:16

Silly fun

its sillyy and fun but dangerous i did this about 5 times and every time i did it i choked soe u just gotta be careful imean dont get me rong its fun and wen ic cinnamin i do the challenge i really want to master it

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lisamoran1998 2012/04/23 12:19:18

Silly fun

i did it and was absolutely fine, but i had a drink nearby just in case, but i didn't use it

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LesMiserables 2012/04/14 21:12:03

Silly fun

if you're careful. cinnamon can dry out your throat and make it hard to breath, so id have a glass of milk or whatever right next to me. And its not for little kids! it should be for, like, fourteen year olds or whatever. idk. it was fun when i tried it lolz

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emma 2012/04/04 02:09:58

Silly fun

I did it and it was fine because I only put a little on but the people on YouTube and some on Facebook put WAY to much on
Thier spoon it's silly
Fun when you use a very little but I gets dangerous if you use a spoonful even a little less!

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MissNovemberTuesday 2012/03/27 07:27:43

Dangerous

There are better things to do with cinnamon. Bake rolls, for example.

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Rachel Searvogel 2012/03/26 16:24:20

Silly fun

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I swear, people will find anything to criticize these days. :/

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tamra 2012/03/26 13:55:15

Dangerous

This cinnamon challenge is the dumest ass challenge I've heard of ... its not silly fun if someone can get hurt but I geuss its monkey see monkey do on facebook....

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Dave 007 2012/03/25 12:14:19

Dangerous

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The youth are stupid and will do this.

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avalanche 2012/03/24 03:41:41

Silly fun

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Lots of things that are silly fun is dangerous, and idiot children always have and always will, find something dumn to do.

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Quazimoto 2012/03/23 14:54:20

Dangerous

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Stupid is as stupid does.

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Evelyn 2012/03/23 07:01:16

Dangerous

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I tried this. Please, please, listen to me. I got stuck in hospital because I inhaled some of the stuff and choked. I thought it would be delicious fun. It put me off cinnamon, and I still can't breathe properly. Please, please don't try this. I'm not asking for this to be top comment. It would be nice, but please don't do this, and don't tell others. Trust me, it's a big mistake.

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Jenn 2012/03/23 03:30:49

Dangerous

Seems silly to me. Period!

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mind-pilot 2012/03/22 17:14:21

Silly fun

Stupid fun. A prank. A stupid dare for the amusement of others. Dumb as rocks to try more than once. If the body don't want it, why do it? It's only dangerous to an idiot. Who needs the idiot anyway?

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jon 2012/03/22 17:03:51

Dangerous

Just stupid , risk with out any reward, it doe not even taste good by its self.

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ticlo7 2012/03/22 16:15:23

Dangerous

Since I'm able to eat a spoonful of cinamon quite easily, my friend filled a smarties box and told me to eat it. Worse decision ever. I threw up twice and lost a good sandwich!

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Merhabi Daham 2012/03/22 13:07:02 (edited)

Silly fun

I had my little brother and his friends do the challenge. It was hilarious. But my Indopak friend Rehan just swallowed it like a champ. It wasn't nearly as funny as watching my brother cough and nearly puke while screaming about how it was a "bad idea".

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HBO 2012/03/22 06:43:09

Silly fun

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I assume that most people who do it are fine afterwards. But I don't see the appeal.

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water drop 2012/03/21 21:08:42

Dangerous

Pfft. When I had the hiccups, I asked someone for help to get rid of hiccups (don't get the hiccups) they told me the "cinnamon challenge" p-lease.

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Michelle Schuman 2012/03/21 20:21:55

Dangerous

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just the fact that you can cough a lung up from it is worth it for me to NOT give this a try. I do however, enjoy cinnamon in my smoothies :)

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Midnite12 2012/03/21 19:40:05

Dangerous

They say no one has died, but I've heard of an eleven year old who died doing this. Either don't do it, or use a tiny, baby spoon.

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Ole SGT Joe 2012/03/21 18:36:46

Dangerous

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I presume that the "Funeral" Clubs Of America is promoting this practice, It's not the "swallowing" of cinnamon, the issue comes into play when the participant inhales while placing the cinnamon in their mouths thus allowing the cinnamon to enter their airway. The same can be said for confectionery sugars, etc. Both will, take your breath away and some will asphyxiate.

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mk, Smartass Oracle 2012/03/21 16:36:30

Dangerous

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I hope my grandkids don't try this.

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Jose Hernandez 2012/03/21 16:32:11

Silly fun

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They just being funny but then again I would not do this stupid act myself.

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Sedated Whispers 2012/03/21 14:44:50

Dangerous

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Uh so why do kids do this again?

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Spyderman739 2012/03/21 13:54:34

Dangerous

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I've read about this and think it is quite dangerous. I like cinnamon in cooking and in my coffee, but wouldn't swallow a spoonful without water.

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Anslem 2012/03/21 09:06:10

Dangerous

This reminds me of the Marshmallow craze which ending up Killing a some children, common sense should tell you food is not a toy and isn't to be played with.
Grown people do some of the dumbest things and in the end innocent children always suffer the most.
This is a disaster waiting to happen.

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Tasinahri to Anslem 2012/03/22 13:27:25

Marshmallow craze? Please elaborate. I've eaten marshmallows as a kid but never heard of this. Thanks.

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Grammar... to Tasinahri 2012/03/25 20:14:25

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Anslem to Tasinahri 2012/03/28 16:47:40

Stuffing their mouths with marshmallows until they suffocated and died.

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aprlove 2012/03/21 03:11:10

Dangerous

stupid

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Kevin Frausto 2012/03/21 01:56:54

Dangerous

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My kid had to go to the hospital cause it was in his lungs only idiots would do this

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pyroboy... to Kevin F... 2012/03/21 16:58:55

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lol, you just called your kid an idiot btw

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Kevin F... to pyroboy... 2012/04/02 04:42:31

I know

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CookiMonstur 2012/03/20 21:49:13 (edited)

Silly fun

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Lol, I don't wanna try it though.

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Untouched 2012/03/20 18:38:46

Dangerous

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i don't like cinnamon anyway...and in high quantities it's gross

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The Bee Guy 2012/03/20 17:23:32

Dangerous

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This has potential to draw an awful lot of powdwer into the lungs. Not really a good thing.

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angel_cierra 2012/03/20 16:12:44

Silly fun

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Not really sure about that. But I do know one thing...Never will I do the cinnamon challenge. Unless a lot of money was involved. Then I'll think about doing it.

I'll just leave these here...

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babyleo to angel_c... 2012/04/07 19:48:02

cool videos!!!

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