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From the Mirror

They look like scenes from the cut TV show ‘Jackass’.

But a new internet craze sweeping Britain has been slammed by safety organisations.

‘Neknominate’ is thought to have been born in Australia.

But now it is sweeping Britain in a series of viral videos.

The aim of the game is to complete a drinking dare - ‘Neck’ - and then nominate someone to do the same.

It has spawned more and more extreme, disgusting and outlandish videos.

People who back out are ridiculed online.

The concept of the game has been described by a user on Facebook as: "Neck your drink. Nominate another. Don’t break the chain, don’t be a d***. The social drinking game for social media! #neknominate. Drink Responsible".

There are said to be thousands of so called “neck and nominate†videos on the internet.

In the UK videos have been posted as far apart as South Wales and Cumbria.

But one force has now issued a warning to those taking part in the craze - warning of the "catastrophic dangers" after receiving "numerous concerns from members of the public".

Cumbria Police chief superintendent Steve Johnson said: “Whilst some may see it as a bit of fun, the consequences could be catastrophic . We are noticing that as the chain goes on, so does the intensity of the situations people are putting themselves in.

"I’d ask that people act with responsibility and that they don’t put themselves in danger. I’d also act that if you receive a nomination please do not feel influenced to partake in any activity through peer pressure.â€

One video posted on Facebook is said to show a person downing a can of Kestrel lager before picking up a dead chicken.

The man, reported to be a member of Facebook group “Valley Nuttersâ€, then bites the head from the unplucked animal, opens his mouth to show it to the camera, and apparently swallows the skull.

He is then said to fill a pint glass with vodka, three raw eggs and a cigarette he has stubbed out on his tongue.

In one, a drinker reportedly fills half a pint glass with urine before topping it with lager.

He gives the glass to a friend who tries to drink it.

James Varty, acting chief executive of drugs and alcohol charity Kaleidoscope, is reported as saying: “It’s a very concerning game – if it grows in popularity we may well see tragedies.â€

Police are concerned that the craze is becoming increasingly dangerous.

"Whilst some may see it as a bit of fun, the consequences could be catastrophic," Cumbria Police chief superintendent Steve Johnson said.

"We are noticing that as the chain goes on as does the intensity of the situations people are putting themselves in.

"I’d ask that people act with responsibility and that they don’t put themselves in danger.

"I’d also act that if you receive a nomination please do not feel influenced to partake in any activity through peer pressure.â€

Dr Sarah Jarvis, medical adviser to alcohol education charity Drinkaware warned competitions to drink excessively in a short space of time can be dangerous, and putting videos of these episodes online could affect people in the long term.

“Quite apart from the risk of accident or injury as a result of drinking to excess, there is another aspect to these online drinking games which is the “cybershame†some young people may experience,†she said.

“Drinkaware research shows nearly half (47 per cent) of 18-24 year olds admitted un-tagging drunk photos of themselves that they didn’t want others to see.

"However there is still a chance that these photos may be seen by universities and prospective employers.

"So while it may seem like a lot of fun at the time, the range of negative consequences are no laughing matter.â€

The hashtag ‘neknominate’ started trending in the UK in January 2013

 

 

Don't whether to laugh or cry at that article.

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Has anyone seen the videos that have been going round called neck nominating?

A lad I know who plays rugby has been doing it with his team. He chinned 3 pints of strongbow Wednesday morning before work as he didn't record drinking the first 2 properly.

My cousin lives in Australia and it's been huge over there. I've seen so much I'm a bit bored now

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Steve_Walsh5, on 31 Jan 2014 - 07:08 AM, said:

Has anyone seen the videos that have been going round called neck nominating?

A lad I know who plays rugby has been doing it with his team. He chinned 3 pints of strongbow Wednesday morning before work as he didn't record drinking the first 2 properly.

 

Yeah, it's so stupid. If someone nominated me I wouldn't do it.

 

I'll not be surprised if someone ends up ill. Some of the stuff people put in are ridiculous. Did you see the guy with the chicken and stubbed out cigarette?

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My family are doing a bit of a "who do you think you are?" And doing the old family tree, censuses (sp?!) old maps... The works.

Anyway, looking at an ancient map of Leicester I've discovered a village called Newton Burgoland. I googled it and the first line some clever wit has put on Wikipedia is "Newton Burgoland is the birthplace of Ronald McDonald. lol

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Yeah, it's so stupid. If someone nominated me I wouldn't do it.

I'll not be surprised if someone ends up ill. Some of the stuff people put in are ridiculous. Did you see the guy with the chicken and stubbed out cigarette?

I've not saw it no, but I read about that one. I saw a friend post a video of what he drank. Half a pint of vodka, just under half a pint of cider and topped up with Jack Daniels.

If it was done with just a normal pint say lager, bitter or Guinness it could be a bit of fun. But when people start doing ridiculous things that's when it becomes dangerous.

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You couldn't be wider off the mark mate lol

I'm currently earning the most money I ever have done, City are flying, I've two lodgers paying my mortgage who I never see and am making plans to redecorate most of my house.

Its all good

Fair play to you. Now get yourself on Tinder and start boshing some women.

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