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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5331006/tide-pod-challenge-eating-dangerous-memes/
THE Tide Pod challenge has become the latest and most dangerous Internet challenge to emerge in 2018.
Doctors have urged teenagers not to take part in the dangerous craze that was inspired by memes. What exactly are Tide Pods and how dangerous are they to your health?
Tide Pods are a brand of detergent that is best known for the colourful liquids inside each pod.
This particular brand is has swept the Internet because their colourful liquids make the capsules look like a sweets.
They definitely should not be eaten - worried doctors, parents and even manufacturers are pleading with impressionable youngsters to stop eating the laundry liquid.
The substances inside these pods are highly poisonous and pose serious health risks if they are ingested.
Even a small amount of the highly-concentrated liquid detergent can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and breathing difficulties.
At their worst, they can even lead to death.