In Indonesia, 20 people who ate TikTok trend snack called "Dragon Breath", were harmed. Would you try such a food just because it is popular?

[gayesblog]

It is said Indonesia warned people against these snacks containing liquid nitrogen in it.

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[19magic]

I mean I've eaten liquid nitrogen ice-cream before and that did taste really nice, it had such a different taste to normal ice-cream, but that was people spraying liquid nitrogen onto some double cream and then handing it out it was quite cool to watch and also much colder than any other ice cream I've had before.

So it all would depend are these sweets made using liquid nitrogen, if so I'd probably try them. If they somehow have liquid nitrogen inside them then no I wouldn't want to, and I definitely wouldn't do it just because of a trend either.

[purplepoppy]

I've dipped daffodils in liquid nitrogen and watched them shatter to dust with a small tap. It kinda puts you off eating the stuff.

I know it's good for making ice cream but by the time it's served it's safe.

[Curmudgeon]

Wouldn't "dry ice" be cheaper and safer (although touching that causes "freezer burns")?

[purplepoppy]

I highly recommend chucking dry ice in a food mixer along with a ice cream mix. It's rather spectacular and you get the best ice cream ever in seconds

[NamerOfStars]

Wait- so it's called "dragon's breath" and contains liquid nitrogen? What kind of dragons do they HAVE in Indonesia?

... or did I somehow wander into a dimension where the melting point of nitrogen is hundreds of degrees hotter than I'm used to?

[Kaneki05]

Nah there is a thing called vaping and it's x10 safer along with has any flavour you want hell they will make dragon breath flavour.

Though these kids should be rich just sue the person selling them.

[Daniela1982]

No one forced them to buy or use it. It sounds like some candy they had called "Pop Rocks". You put them in your mouth and they start popping. "Pop Rocks, also called popping candy, is a candy, owned by Zeta Espacial S. A. Pop Rocks ingredients include sugar, lactose (milk sugar), and flavoring. It differs from typical hard candy in that pressurized carbon dioxide gas bubbles are embedded inside of the candy, creating a small popping reaction when it dissolves."

[Kaneki05]

You don't need to be forced. If a business is selling something can cause protentional harm it can be found at fault for knowingly selling harmful products so a person can sue for such actions even companies who plea they didn't know still get sued for failing to test the product properly.

[Daniela1982]

Also, how can this stuff have liquid nitrogen in it? That is like 300 degrees below zero. It would freeze your tongue and kill the tissue. I mean they use liquid Nitrogen to freeze moles off you skin, and it burns like hell when they do it. So I can't see it inside a food source. 😯🙄😣

[Kaneki05]

@Daniela1982 Welp it is so go figure.

[WalterBlack]

Liquid Nitrogen is way more dangerous than people seem to think. I remember reading about a woman who ordered a fancy drink in a bar that had liquid nitrogen on top of the alcohol. The bartender didn't tell her in time to wait for the vapor to dissipate before drinking it. She nearly died and needed painful reconstructive surgeries afterward. She will never be the same. I wouldn't even think of ingesting anything that contains or recently contained liquid nitrogen.

[Rosexøxø]

I wouldn’t do this. I tried with Dry ice I should’ve never got ahold of and ONLY the memory of these videos of smoke, and LIKE NO MEMORY of chemistry class 😂😭

so I almost unalived myself 🤔😭

Wouldn’t try this food in A MILLION years.

And YES I plan to live that long, now that I learned my valuable lesson 🤓👍

[Daniela1982]

If these idiots follow Tik Tok fads, dares, and challenges, then that is on them. Stupid be so stupid do. Just like kids who die overdosing on drugs. Whose fault is that? No one forced them.

[Lucy68]

This might sound mean, but this is a good example of natural selection. Play stupid games win stupid prizes.

[Daniela1982]

@Lucy68 Exactly. 👍

[anon171999]

I wouldn't try it based on how it looks. If I can't see what ingredients makeup a food based on its appearance, smell, or a nutrition label, I don't eat it. They put too many ingredients in food nowadays that hurt my body.

[FreyaRed]

Shock frozen mouth and esophagus tissue becomes necrotic. Even if it's just on the surface, it will hurt while swallowing and secondary infections are possible.

[slatyb]

Would I do something because a lot of stupid people are doing it? No. I learned to say no when I was about 6. "Teacher: We're fingerpainting today" "I'm not."

[Nikki1989]

The fact it is a TikTok trend should be a good reason to stay away from it.

[molonski2]

I certainly would not try that , it appears extremely dangerous , just because its posted somewhere , I would not be considering it.

[WindAtMyBack]

I knew a guy who froze his lungs and died. He was only 14 years old. He was doing it for a different reason though. He was trying to get high.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I've seen that in a mall somewhere once. I thought it looked neat and cool, but I guess it's a good thing I didn't try them.

[xoxosilentgirl]

i’ve tried it multiple times and still doing just fine.

[Summeroflove]

People will do stupid shit to get attention

[Changiis07]

I've tried them and nothing happened but tried them only once

[electromagnetic]

I think it’s how much nitrogen was actually used.
I’ve had ice cream made similarly.

[bannacookies]

Really? I find this interesting because at our fair that is always there. I have never tried it though but I've never seen anyone get sick or anything.🤷‍♀️

[Surely]

I wonder what people think that ingesting a liquid that is minus 328 degrees F or minus 200 C. Would do to their bodies?
Dry ice is a warm minus 109 F.
Instant frost bite!!!

[jshm2]

A lot more people die from smoking, kiddo. It's laughable to cry over 20 deaths.

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[genericname85]

people get harmed eating just regular food xD people are dumb. i wouldn't read too much into it. i'd for sure try.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I would fear taking a chance to eat it, eww

[JustinTheGreat]

I would of tried it if I didn’t know people got harmed eating it

[Phoenix98]

What a wonderful way of freezing and scarring your lungs *facepalm*

[clampfan101]

The majority of what’s most popular on TikTok is people being idiots. I don’t understand why people would want to do something they saw on it.

[Danny_dan92]

Good let them all die if you ask me. Tik tok needs to die alongside with them

[KrakenAttackin]

Nitrogen is not harmful, almost 85% of the air we breath is nitrogen. They probably suffered cold burns from the liquid N. No sympathy.

[Likes2drive]

They do a lot of stupid things on there, just like tide pods

[Blink2271]

i wouldn't try it because its popular but it looks very interesting and good.

[Luopio27]

No way. People have died in real life trying to recreate chalanges.

[HaveNoName]

I do not follow any social media trends. Thankfully,. I got a life !!

[HaveNoName]

... I have a life.

[Echosoul]

No because I don't mindlessly believe Tiktok crap. Or use Tiktok at all

[Anonymous]

I'd try it not because it's popular but because I've never had it and want to try it. SAFELY!

[FieldOfVision]

I'll just use my inhaler as a substitute 🤣🤟

[katiesmuff]

Hell NO that is absolutely Stupid

[Lucy68]

Play stupid games win stupid prizes

[Agape93]

Nope. I'm not an idiot

[Sisters_Of_Time]

No but I would watch those videos!

[front2back]

No I'm not Indonesian so I can't do that.

[call_me_scar]

Just evolution at work may the smartest survive

[zagor]

Trends are for shallow idiots.

[Jamie05rhs]

Lol. People are so dumb. I swear

[Drachen]

I want to try these too. 😀

[Anonymous]

Another reason why Tik Tok should be banned!

[Caramelpie]

Noo. It looks dangerous.

[In_Trance]

Do they not have Taco Bell there?

[Joker_]

yeah I need that dragon breath

[Imsmurter1]

Absolutely not.

[Alex8736]

i don't bother with sites like Tik-Toxic

[haremhan]

nope, so childish

[Anonymous]

Probably not, but it depends on what it is.

[linka_pat307]

Nope