Doctors warn over dangerous viral milk crate challenge


A man falls down off a pyramid of milk crates while he participates of the Milk Crate Challenge, on Aug 24, 2021 in Venice, California. The Milk Crate Challenge, where participants walk up a pyramid of milk crates has gone viral in recent days on social media. According to US media some doctors are also warning that the injuries from the challenge are putting more stress on hospitals at a time when emergency rooms nationwide are overwhelmed because of the surge in coronavirus. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Health experts warned on Aug 25 that people should not attempt the latest viral challenge – walking over a pyramid of precariously balanced milk crates.

TikTok and other social media sites have been flooded in recent days by videos of people in the United States and beyond trying – and mostly failing – to climb the crates.

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