A New TikTok Challenge Threatens to Cause 'Flash Blindness'

We don't even need to get going about how popular TikTok is and once in a while, something crazy catches up. The latest challenge is people using their phone's back camera to make a video while keeping the flash on and directly pointing it towards their eyes. What is this supposed to do, you might ask? Apparently, this trick momentarily changes your eye colour and unsurprisingly, doesn't work.

It seems TikTok user Maliabroo began the trend. She shared a video, declaring that there’s a new filter on TikTok called S5 and it is briefly turning brown-hued eyes into blue ones. There’s actually a filter by that name but it only adds a blue hue to the videos and does nothing else.

Several attempted it out in the form of a duet and such TikTok clips are now engulfing the platform. The videos show that Maliabroo’s eye colour is changing but as for others, it’s remaining the same.

Here's one such video:

The flash directly aimed at eyes may cause ‘flash blindness’ – temporary dark spots in vision, as per a report in Mirror. For some, however, the risk is far greater as it can cause a permanent blind spot in their retina.

A few days back, another dangerous TikTok challenge requiring a penny and a power socket went viral. This dangerous trend involving electricity even ended up causing a fire in some instances.