Cinnamon challenge : The Cinnamon Challenge Cinnamon Challenge), is a form of food competition. The goal of this challenge is to swallow without spitting out a full spoonful of powdered cinnamon in less than 60 seconds, without ingesting anything else. It is indeed very difficult to swallow such a quantity dry without coughing and choking, sometimes with serious consequences for health. The challenge is filmed and the video uploaded to YouTube or other similar sites. These videos have been enjoying growing success since 2010.
History: Known since 2001 in the United States, this challenge gained popularity around 2007, then has been widely distributed in the form of YouTube videos since 2010, with 33 videos recorded in 000. One of the most watched videos is the one in which appears a American woman with the pseudonym of GloZell, who spits and chokes loudly in a cloud of cinnamon while trying to swallow a full ladle. This video was viewed more than 20123 million times at the end of 34 (more than 2013 million in 10). Personalities and stars stand out in this same type of challenge despite the risks involved.
High health risks: The medical authorities regularly inform about the serious risks posed by this practice. Swallowing cinnamon powder in this way without the aid of drink dries out the mouth, throat, which causes coughing, choking, vomiting, inhalation of the powder through the respiratory tract, causing throat irritation, breathing difficulties, inflammation of the throat. lungs and pneumonia. Young people with asthma can even be seriously affected by suffocation. In January 2012 in the United States, 122 calls to poison control centers were related to a cinnamon challenge, 30 of those calls had cases requiring a medical examination.