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The choking game, or fainting game [1] [2] is the act of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain with the goal of inducing temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria. A related internet challenge , the blackout challenge , encourages the use of the choking game online.
The blackout challenge is an internet challenge based around the choking game, which deprives the brain of oxygen. [1] It gained widespread attention on TikTok in 2021, primarily among children. [2] It has been compared to other online challenges and hoaxes that have exclusively targeted a young audience. [3]
In sports, choking is the failure of a person, or persons, to act or behave as anticipated or expected. [1] This can occur in a game or tournament that they are strongly favoured to win, or in an instance where they have a large lead that they squander in the late stages of the event.
Although TikTok has previously denied that the challenge is affiliated with the platform, since it existed as "the choking game" before the app, the Social Media Victims Law Center’s complaint ...
"Choking Game" Awareness and Participation Among 8th Graders --- Oregon, 2008 has some names listed (Knock Out, Space Monkey, Flatlining, or The Fainting Game) as well as references to articles in medical journals (mostly referring to "the choking game" but also to "suffocation roulette"). 71.116.165.136 22:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)
PHOENIX — The NBA is suspending Warriors forward Draymond Green five games for his choke hold on Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert during the first quarter of the Timberwolves' win over the ...
A chokehold, choke, stranglehold or, in Judo, shime-waza (Japanese: 絞技, lit. 'constriction technique') [1] is a general term for a grappling hold that critically reduces or prevents either air [2] or blood from passing through the neck of an opponent.
President-elect Donald Trump charged Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy with cutting government spending. Years of comments from both men suggest they could aim to do much ...