Thursday night, users on the anonymous messageboard 4chan came up with the idea of the #PlasticBagChallenge. It’s a parody of the #CharlieCharlieChallenge, which trended last week.
The details of the challenge are a little different depending on which tweet you see, but basically, if you put a plastic bag over your head it'll somehow raise money for wildlife charities.
28 seconds from me, £25 donated to #WWF UK #pbmovement #plasticbagchallenge #plasticmovement
In this version the WWF will donate $5 for every minute you can keep the bag over your head.
#plasticbagchallenge doing this tomorrow!! will film it. #savetheanimals 🐢💜
People even started "challenging" other people to make it look like more of a thing.
I challenge @timmyfaubus26 @sainmathew25 to do the #plasticbagchallenge for 5 minutes nonstop
And there are claims of celebrity endorsements.
Angelina Jolie supports the #plasticbagchallenge too!
4chan users found this video from February of a guy asphyxiating himself with a plastic bag and started sharing it again.
View this video on YouTube
And a few people even posted photos.
#plasticbagchallenge #PBMovement #NFWFUK
#plasticbagchallenge
So if you see this, just remember, it's fake, and you definitely shouldn't put a plastic bag over your head.
#plasticbagchallenge i was able to do it for 3 minutes. gotta admit, its pretty hard but a lot of fun to do!
I made 5 minutes, how long will you last?!?! #PlasticbagChallenge