Risky "Zoom challenge" goes viral

SEE-July31st: Another challenge seems to get trending soon after "in my feelings challenge" known as "Kiki challenge". This new one started with a hip-hop song called Mickey released by Lil Yachty.

It has a catching beat of the lyrics "Trapping’out the back streets, running through the packs like a track meet zoom."

However the idea of Zoom Challenge is simple though it is still so risky. People sit on the floor with their legs stretched in front of them acting as if they are driving their car. When they hear “zoom”, a friend off-screen pull their legs in a strong and fast movement to make it appear like they are zooming away.

Medical experts warn people from doing the challenge because of the serious injuries of whiplash and concussions it might cause.

Medical doctor Jennifer Wider told Women’s Health “This is a parent’s nightmare, especially when smaller kids and toddlers participate.”

“Smaller bodies, and even unprepared larger ones can be grabbed and moved too quickly, increasing the risk of neck injuries, whiplash and concussion,” she added.

Sports medicine professor said, "Neck and spinal injuries, even broken bones are possible when a child is yanked with force."

Dr Brian Davis told a local US TV station, “There’s just nothing you can potentially do to prepare yourself from preventing hitting your head.”