Please, kids: Do not set your Chromebook on fire
Briefly

The 'Chromebook challenge' is a dangerous TikTok trend encouraging kids to insert paperclips into laptops, causing smoking or potential fires. Several students are facing legal consequences for participating. The article highlights a 44-year-old tech blogger addressing teens and discouraging such reckless behavior, emphasizing the importance of safety over viral trends. TikTok has warned users about dangerous online challenges, though videos of smoking Chromebooks still circulate. The tone is both cautionary and humorous, reflecting on the absurdity of risking safety for social media clout.
So please, do not light your Chromebook on fire - it can cause serious injury. This is a rizzles and sus road you don't want to go down.
Even though you may be bored, and lighting stuff on fire is undeniably cool-looking, and it's almost summer break, it's still not worth it.
Read at Business Insider
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