Urging friends to try silly stunts seems to be part of the human condition.
(Eighty years ago, the big fad on campuses was swallowing live goldfish, perSmithsonian.)
Thanks to social media, weird challenges are capable of going viral within days, if not hours.
Now add to that list the newly viral milk crate challenge.
The stunt involves stacking plastic milk crates into a triangular stair formation and then trying to climb on them.
The unsteadiness of the crates makes it almost impossible to do without falling.
It may seem funny to watch, but the reality is a lot more serious.
But behind the views and likes are very real people with very real injuries.
The stunt, he explained, is “perhaps even worse than falling off a ladder.
It’s very difficult to brace yourself from the falls I’ve seen in these videos.
They’re putting their joints at an even higher risk for injury.”
Doctors like Anthony are getting frustrated by the milk crate challenge because it’s an unnecessary risk.
The FDA has a word of advice for anyone still tempted to take the milk crate challenge.
Perhaps enjoy a nice glass of 2% and returning your crates to the grocery store?"
