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Choking game - An internet challenge of intentionally cutting off oxygen to the brain to gain temporary loss of consciousness and euphoria. The challenge resulted in the deaths of 82 youths. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

This was a thing when I was in elementary school which would have been the very early 90s. This creepy redneck kid told me about and said it was "like a magic trick". When I asked how it worked he pushed me against a wall and started strangling me, until I punched him in the eye lol

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