Chromebook, TikTok and Challenge
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A 15-year-old student is facing charges after a laptop caught fire outside a classroom in what police suspect was part of a social media challenge trending on TikTok.
What began as a viral TikTok trend has escalated into school evacuations, hospital visits, and arrests across multiple states, as students continue to ignite their laptops in the name of internet fame.
The challenge involves sticking a piece of metal like a paperclip, graphite or push pin in the USB port of their school issued laptop in order to cause sparks and possibly set it on fire.