A reckless influencer in California claims to have been hospitalized with coronavirus shortly after he posted a video of himself licking a toilet seat in a public washroom, as part of a particularly disgusting challenge on TikTok. As clout-chasing becomes almost as dangerous of a disease as coronavirus itself, it would appear that some of the less bright folks on the Internet have decided to participate in a viral challenge on TikTok, which seems them licking the seats of public toilets, open ice cream tubs in grocery stores, and more.
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However, according to reports, at least one participant is facing the consequences of his incredibly stupid actions. A 21-year-old Beverly Hills native, who goes by the name Larz on TikTok, reportedly shared a video of himself in a hospital bed on Twitter, revealing that he has "tested positive for Coronavirus." His account, @GayShawnMendes, has since been suspended.
His alleged hospitalization comes days after he posted a video of himself dragging his tongue along the seat of a toilet in a public washroom, as part of the "Coronavirus Challenge" on social media. While Larz didn't specify that his coronavirus diagnosis was in connection to this stunt, there is a high chance he contracted the virus from his nasty antics.
Another irresponsible licker, who was also technically a participant in this repulsive craze, was charged with making a terrorist threat after he filmed himself licking an entire shelf of Walmart merchandise. While the culprit, 26-year-old Cody Pfister, didn't specify that he was doing the "Coronavirus Challenge" in question, he did ask, "who's afraid of the coronavirus?" in the clip before he lathered the items in his saliva. Let's hope both of these cases are a lesson to anyone out there who was considering taking on this challenge: please don't.
TikTok Influencer Nearly Dies After Frozen Lake Swim
We almost lost a TikTok influencer to a frozen lake.
A TikTok influencer by the name of Jason Clark, almost lost his life in a frozen lake while performing a feat for his devoted internet fellowship. The popularized TikToker, known as @JasonToDoList, almost lost his life after attempting to dive into a hole in a frozen lake, swim from the hole to another hole and exit with ease. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned, and Clark was forced to scramble underneath the water while his film partner watched cluelessly as he almost lost consciousness underneath the ice.
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Clark took to his Instagram account to share his experience with his 34.7 thousand-plus followers about how he almost lost his life attempting to go viral. The TikTok influencer/investor captioned the video:
“I have never been this close to dying. I didn’t think my eyeballs would freeze so quick. The surface of the water where the hole was didn’t look any different than the bottom of the ice. When I flipped around and felt solid ice I thought I was at the hole.”
Jason continued:
“When I wasn’t that’s when I decided to head back and follow the dust I kicked up. The dust I kicked up had drifted and led me further away. I then tried to break the ice with my back, you can see in the video. I don’t know what made me turn around one last time. I was so short on breath I couldn’t really see anymore. I had accepted that was it and I wasn’t going to make it.”
The adventurer then went on to explain why his camerawoman wasn’t in a panic closing out his caption:
“When there are scary moments I joke a lot. She genuinely thought it was another one of my jokes and didn’t recognize the severity of the situation.”
While TikTok has made its way into the mainstream media, the life-threatening viral videos and challenges have followed suit for those longing for internet fame and attention. Check out Jason Clark’s TikTok-inspired near-death experience in the Instagram post provided below.
