Flashlight In The Eye: Why you should never try this harmful TikTok trend?
Another day, another TikTok trend! As well all know, TikTok isn't just about having fun. It should come as no surprise that TikTok is now one of the most widely used social media platforms. However, there are numerous risky and hazardous trends that one should never attempt.
No one should attempt a TikTok challenge with a potentially hazardous outcome that has taken over the platform. Internet users are making videos with their phone's back camera while keeping the flash on and pointing it in their direction. All of these things seem to temporarily change their eye color, but the trick doesn't work, which is surprising.
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Who started this trend?
The trend started with TikTok user, Maliabroo. She claimed in a video that a new TikTok filter called 'S5' temporarily transforms brown-colored eyes into blue ones. The 'S5' is only a pre-set filter on TikTok which adds a blue hint to recordings and doesn't change your eye tone at all.
A number of people tried it out as a duet. Clips of that kind are now flooding the platform. Maliabroo's eye color changes in the videos, but it stays the same for other people. The challenge was attempted by a number of interested viewers, and to no one's surprise, they failed. A commenter wrote on the video, "I lost my eyesight and went blind,” while another added, "And I'm now blind."
Why you should never try this trend?
The flash directed directly at the eyes may result in "flash blindness," which is a temporary blind spot in vision, according to Mirror. But for some, the risk is much higher because it can leave them with a permanent blind spot in their retina. However, the same process can lead to a permanent retinal burn when the light is particularly intense. In this situation, the retinal shade doesn't recuperate, leaving a little vulnerable side.