The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough estimates suggest that about 10% of U.S. teenagers may have played this type of game at least once^[1].

There’s more, unfortunately: The Skullbreaker Challenge^[2], the Tide Pod Challenge^[3] and Car Surfing^[4] are but a few of the deadly games...