Don’t Do It: Local Firefighters Warn Against TikTok’s Dangerous ‘Outlet Challenge’

NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A social media challenge is prompting warnings from firefighters.
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The “outlet challenge” is spreading quickly across TikTok.
To complete the challenge, you partially plug a phone charger into an outlet, then slide a penny down onto the exposed prongs.
When the coin makes contact with the prongs, it creates a spark and smoke.
“The electricity propels the charger and the coin,” Plymouth Fire Department Chief Ed Bra