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Sure thing, let’s dive in. So, there’s this wild thing popping up on TikTok. I mean, honestly, who thinks of these things? Kids are, uh, shoving random stuff into their Chromebook ports. Yeah, you heard me! Like, stuff that has no business being in a laptop—paper clips, gum wrappers, you name it.
Now, brace yourself—there’s this hashtag, maybe you’ve seen it? #ChromebookChallenge or something. It’s like every bad idea rolled into one. I heard from somewhere—Axios, I think—that kids all over the U.S. are totally in on this. And it’s not just, oh, my laptop’s fried. No, some of these things are literally blowing up. Schools are getting evacuated. Kind of makes you wonder what’s going on with this world, right?
Anyway, the whole idea is nuts. Inserting bits and bobs into the USB ports screws up the battery. Ever seen a lithium-ion battery freak out? Spoiler alert: It’s not pretty. Apparently, Denver schools have been hit hard, but it’s happening everywhere.
And why, you might ask? Attention, maybe. Peer pressure? Some adrenaline junkies just want to see stuff explode. Because that’s what we need—exploding laptops in schools. Feels like a sketch from a comedy show, except it’s real life, and kids can get hurt.
Funny thing, well, not ha-ha funny, is that these Chromebooks are school-issued. So, it’s not like they care much about wrecking them. They’re just messing around. But it’s crazy dangerous, you know? And hey, legal charges are a thing.
Oh, and I read something – who knows where now, honestly – about how trends like this evolve. People are gonna keep coming up with crazier stuff. Mark my words. But seriously, if you ever think about copying a trend that involves blowing things up… maybe, just, don’t?
