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State fire officials are warning parents and educators about this whack social media trend that’s got everyone inserting conductive objects into laptop charging ports. Apparently, it’s a serious fire hazard waiting to happen. Students in public schools are taking on this “challenge” that involves jamming stuff into their laptops’ charging ports, according to fire officials. The whole thing seems to have kicked off on TikTok, because where else would it start, right?
By shoving things like paper clips and pencil lead into their laptops, students are making them go haywire and potentially start a fire. I mean, who even thinks of doing stuff like this? The fire officials have received more than a dozen reports of this nonsense happening in Massachusetts alone, and it’s only been a week. State Fire Marshal Jon Davine is all like, “Hey, parents and teachers, please tell your kids not to do dumb stuff like this. Just use the right cord, okay?”
Since May 6, there have been 14 incidents in various counties where students have been messing with their laptops. Teachers have caught them in the act most of the time before things got out of hand. One incident did result in minor injuries, but the rest just caused a lot of smoke and laptop damage. Foxborough Fire Chief Michael Kelleher is going off about how dangerous it is to mess with devices that pack a punch in such a small package. Seriously, don’t mess with those lithium-ion batteries, folks. They can go boom if you’re not careful. And who wants their laptop to burst into flames, right?
Alright, so maybe it’s just me, but I feel like we need to seriously talk about why kids are doing this kind of stuff in the first place. I mean, is it just boredom or what? It’s not like anyone is winning a prize for setting their laptop on fire. Let’s all just take a step back and think about the consequences before trying out the next viral challenge. Just a thought.
