TikTok Trend of Inserting Objects Into Chromebooks Allegedly Causing Damage

Whoa, okay, get this—so I was scrolling through TikTok and, like, bam! There’s this wild trend where kids, yeah, actual students, are stuffing random junk into their Chromebook ports. Why? No clue. But it’s a thing now.

Chromebooks Going Boom? Yep, Thanks to TikTok’s Bizarre New Thing

You wouldn’t think anyone would be all "Let’s mess with our Chromebooks!" but, here we are. And, surprise, it’s causing, like, chaos. School chaos. Evacuations and the whole shebang. Oh, and you could get into legit legal trouble for it, just saying. So, maybe keep pencils outta your computers, okay?

So, apparently something called "ChromebookChallenge" (yep, that’s what it’s called) is making its rounds on TikTok. If you’re wondering what it’s about, well, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Kids are shoving all sorts of metallic stuff—like paperclips or, I dunno, foil—into those USB ports. What happens then? Battery goes kaboom. Like, for real. And places like Denver Public Schools? They’ve got, like, incidents popping up all over.

So why on earth would anyone do this? Attention? Peer pressure? Boredom? Who knows, maybe all of the above. But, I mean, these are school-issues Chromebooks, so I guess they figure, “Eh, it’s not ours!” Yeah, not smart. If it explodes? That’s bad news for everyone around, not just you!

Anyway, there’s this whole vibe of “Let’s not play with fire,” right? I mean, literally here. But yeah, these TikTok trends are getting kinda out there, and it’s up to us—the so-called "sensible" folk—to maybe not torch our schools, thanks.

So, keep the stuff that belongs in your pencil case out of your laptop. Simple, really.