Cinnamon Challenge

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Cinnamon is the key component of the Cinnamon Challenge
Example of a Cinnamon Challenge in the USA

The so-called Cinnamon Challenge was an internet phenomenon in which a person tried to swallow a tablespoon or teaspoon full of cinnamon powder without drinking anything. While the activity seems easy to solve at first glance, it is actually very difficult or almost impossible to carry out, as the cinnamon instantly removes water from the oral cavity, which makes swallowing very difficult. Since 2007 the Cinnamon Challenge has enjoyed growing popularity. Since 2010, more and more people have uploaded videos of themselves to portals such as YouTube or social networks, as they are trying to do at the Cinnamon Challenge.

hazards

Doctors do not recommend this competition because the inhaled cinnamon can cause pneumonia and severe allergic reactions. In the United States, numerous participants need emergency medical care each year. At least one death from similar cinnamon consumption has been reported so far. Inferior cinnamon can also contain toxic coumarin .

In December 2015 it was reported that an adolescent swallowed a teaspoon of cinnamon without any liquid and fell into a coma for five days as a result . The reason was an acute lack of oxygen. Eating dry cinnamon can cause severe breathing difficulties and suffocation.

history

The Cinnamon Challenge was first shown on the reality show Big Brother UK when participants were asked to swallow the cinnamon without the aid of water. Three of the seven participants passed the exam. Radio programs also broadcasted people trying their hand at the Cinnamon Challenge, and celebrities raised awareness of the cinnamon food, including Nick Young and JaVale McGee from the North American professional basketball league .

Comparable competitions

The Cinnamon Challenge is comparable to the "Saltine Cracker Challenge" (German: salty cracker challenge), in which six crackers have to be swallowed in 60 seconds without a drink.

The emergency biscuits ("military biscuits") issued by the Swiss Army may only contain a maximum of 1% water according to the specification to increase their shelf life . The associated bet - to eat three pieces in under a minute - is therefore also an almost insoluble difficulty.

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ http://www.medicaldaily.com/kentucky-mom-urges-kids-stop-cinnamon-challenge-after-son-dies-cinnamon-can-kill-337268
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  4. ↑ Dangerous challenge: 13-year-old falls into a coma after playing cinnamon - DIE WELT . Website welt.de. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jongen (13) in coma na kaneelspelletje | NOS . Website nos.nl. Retrieved December 30, 2015 (Dutch).
  6. ↑ Reto Scherrer: Dry food - The military biscuit celebrates its 50th birthday. Neue Zürcher Zeitung online, November 13, 2009, accessed on March 13, 2012 .
  7. ↑ Attack on the Alpine fortress. Zeit Online , November 24, 1989, accessed March 13, 2012 .

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