Yeah the warning is in response to a video from over a year ago, and NOW everyone knows about it.

It started as a joke on Twitter a few years ago:

https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124252556/nyquil-chicken-challenge-fda-warning

I’m not familiar with Tik Tok at all, so don’t know why it resurfaced there. Bizarro World.

This is called what stupidity reigns when we think social media and influencers are NEWS!!! If it didn't "make it worse" we wouldn't have sooo many ADDICTED to social media!!!

This originated on 4chan I think, which is almost the dark web.

If it didn't "make it worse"

Arcy, I'm not sure I understand your point. If you believe talking about something makes it worse, why did you post?

Some people are dumb. And doing dumb circles around at some point. If nyquil chicken is back, perhaps tossing boiling water when it's freezing outside will make another round of dumb this winter. Maybe the mentos challenge or lemon juice shots.

There is no question that there are plenty of 'dumb' posts, and disinformation. Does talking/reading about it make it worse? Should such conversations be censored, or should the risk of reading such posts fall on the reader?

I would never be tempted to try Nyquil Chicken, but I can certainly see how I might be taken in by disinformation. Still in most circumstances some may prefer to filter what they read themselves rather than have prior restraint or censorship.

It is one of those things though that more people hear about it when it gets widely disseminated.

People with weird ideas, conspiracy theorists, and so forth, used to be relatively isolated from each other, had to find a group to belong to, maybe had a newsletter and an annual meeting. No all you have to do is go on the internet and find your people. That's why the number of people who believe the earth is flat is Increasing, because they can immerse themselves in it on a daily basis. If you want to really scare yourself look into Incels, men's rights activism, and men going their own way groups.

Was there a point for this recipe? (not reading the site). Good for takng a nap half way through dinner? A leg in your hand puts a snore in your nose?

Lucille, good questions, but maybe too broad. At this point, I don’t think anything can be fully censored. Sure, it can be in some arenas (such as Houzz not allowing pol talk), but everything will eventually surface somewhere, sometime.

This particular issue has to do with things going viral — and there’s no stopping that.

Palimpsest, a friend of mine belongs to a couple of online men's groups. He was telling me of some of the posts and theories. Scary people out there. There are always people who think they should have more rights, people can't do or say anything so as not to "offend someone", it's nuts.

The Tide pod challenge....eating one or several comes to mind.....

In High School, I remember Trish Berry tried to get me to swallow a straight pin....and I refused. Kids have always "challenged" each other to do stupid things.....even back in MY day.

Bumper sticker: I may be crazy, but I'm NOT stupid! 😊

Sometimes I think I live in blissful ignorance. At least of things like nyquil chicken, the mentos challenge, etc. I don't do twitter, tick-tock, etc. I rely on ya'll to keep me updated! bawahahaha!!!

There was the cinnamon challenge as well (just do a search, if you don't know)

There have always been malicious types who like to start trouble. I once had a 'friend' who enjoyed starting crazy rumors, but that was way before the worldwide web came into being, so their sphere of influence was limited.

And my favorite reaction so far to this latest nonsense was the comment 'this is the kind of problem that solves itself' 😏

My nephew was talking about the Nyquil Chicken challenge last night and how stupid people can be. He was comparing it to the Tide and Cinnamon challenges. Never heard of it until last night. Scary that kids might take these on.

There have been many idiotic and dangerous stunts in the past few years. I don't know if Tic-Toc contributed to more than usual. I guess kids will find out the latest 'craze' somehow.

Remember branding your arm, laying it on a hot electric element?

Putting salt on your arm and pressing an ice cube onto it to see who can stand the pain the longest. It causes 3rd degree burns.

"Influencers" and other stupid names people call themselves with followers are popping up like weeds. Some are relatively harmless, albeit stupid......using your kitchen island to make tacos on......laying out all the meat and fixings directly on the countertop and scooping it up. Sorry. No. And always touching their hair and face as they're making these silly food videos.

There's also a big trend of people making joke "crafts" -- like using a ton of supplies to create something really ugly on purpose just for the laughs. Or worse, pouring buckets of paint or glitter into a toilet just to see the colors swirl. It caught on and tons of people are doing it. It's outrageously wasteful and absolutely horrible for the waterways and landfills.

So many people are trying their hardest to do right by the environment, and then there are these bottom feeders. All for some likes on a moronic social platform.

I think the allure for many of these influencers and wannabes is that they can make money at it.

lucillle, perhaps she posted because she free to have her opinion and free to post it to this thread, just like you are.

Jasdip, I never heard of the branding, or the ice and salt thing either. It makes you wonder what stupid thing they're going to come up with next.

I don't like that "influencer" term, it makes these people sound more important than they are.

Danielle Bregoli, the "Cash me Outside" girl from Dr. Phil (13 yo in 2016) , made $1M in 6 hours and $52M in a year from her Only Fans site as an adult. There is really a lot wrong with the world.

i bet most never even heard of her. Not sure why i have!!!

perhaps she posted because she free to have her opinion and free to post it to this thread, just like you are.

She is absolutely welcome to have her opinion. However I asked her to clarify how her posting related to the original question, which is whether talking about something makes it worse.

Survival of the fittest. When will the federal government realize they cannot protect people from all harm. If you're an idiot you're bound to suffer the consequences sooner or later.

lucille, maybe talking about things does make it worse. It's like they say "there's no such thing as bad press".

But what's going to really stop people from talking about it? What's even going to stop these trends? They're like a virus out of control.

Seattle, the question was one for debate, after I read about the Nyquil Chicken. My own personal position is that censorship in general is not good. Even if more talk about Nyquil Chicken may cause more people to try it, to me that answer is to publish cautions, not silence talk.

My previous post:

There is no question that there are plenty of 'dumb' posts, and disinformation. Does talking/reading about it make it worse? Should such conversations be censored, or should the risk of reading such posts fall on the reader?

I would never be tempted to try Nyquil Chicken, but I can certainly see how I might be taken in by disinformation. Still in most circumstances some may prefer to filter what they read themselves rather than have prior restraint or censorship.

Sominex chicken is better ...

Take sominex tonight and cheep;

safe and restful

cheep cheep cheep

@lucillle I agree that censorship is not good, and I'm all for freedom of speech. But of course there is sometimes a price to pay for having that freedom, such as a bunch of people acting like total morons on a social media platform just for the LOLZ.

I do think social media platforms should remove content that's promoting illegal or dangerous activity. Nyquil chicken doesn't exactly fall into that category though.

According to experts, one might ingest more cold medicine than is appropriate. Making it dangerous. At least, I would consider poison control well poised to comment on overdosing.

excerpt which describes it:

Liquid NyQuil™ contains alcohol that may evaporate during the cooking process, leaving behind high concentrations of the active ingredients. This can lead to potentially life-threatening toxicity once the chicken is consumed.

I would guess Nyquil chicken is safer than Tide pods? At least, Nyquil is meant to be consumed. Although the concentrating-it-down problem must also be considered.