Another weekend begins….basically the week was full of boring news nothing to hold my attention….so Saturdays give me a chance to drop some news that is interesting as well as entertaining…..
My first offering is from the ‘Can’t Fix Stupid” files…..
Family members say a Massachusetts teen has died after eating an extremely spicy tortilla chip featured in the viral “One Chip Challenge.” A classmate gave the Paqui-branded chip to 14-year-old Harris Wolobah at Doherty Memorial High School in Worcester before the boy went to the school nurse complaining of stomach pains, Harris’ mother, Lois Wolobah, tells WBTS. The school called Harris’ mother, who picked him up. The boy started feeling better at home but fell unconscious while getting ready to head to a basketball team tryout, Lois Wolobah says. Police responded around 4:30pm Friday and found he wasn’t breathing, per Spectrum News 1. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.
A cause of death has not been determined as an autopsy is pending. But Lois Wolobah says the family believes the tortilla chip contributed to her son’s death, per WBTS. The chip—sold in a coffin-shaped container—is made from the world’s spiciest peppers. The 2023 version is derived from the Carolina Reaper (1.7 million Scoville Heat Units, compared to 2,500-8,000 SHU for a jalapeno) and Naga Viper (1.4 million SHU) peppers. Late last year, paramedics responded to a Georgia high school and treated a boy who’d eaten one of the chips, per KIRO. Local police then issued a warning, citing medical professionals as saying the chip can trigger severe coughing, vomiting, and more serious issues, including “esophageal damage, chest pain, heart palpitations, and even heart attacks.”
Paqui encourages people to test their bravery by eating just one of the extra spicy chips in what’s known as the “One Chip Challenge.” However, it notes children and those with allergies or sensitivities to spicy food should not attempt it, per the Guardian. It also tells consumers to “seek medical assistance should you experience difficulty breathing, fainting or extended nausea.” Lois Wolobah says she wants to warn other parents about the dangers involved in the challenge that has gone viral on social media platforms including TikTok. She also says she believes her son should have been taken to a hospital from school. “The pain our family is experiencing is unimaginable,” a relative writes on a GoFundMe page, which has raised $29,000 for funeral expenses.
Sorry but all I can say is…..Can’t Fix Stupid”.
After I wrote this part of this post word has come out from the company that makes this killer…..
The company that makes the tortilla chip involved in a social media challenge said Thursday it has asked retailers to pull the product after the death of a 14-year-old boy. Paqui, a subsidiary of the Hershey Co., posted a statement on its website saying the company is “deeply saddened by the death” of the teenager; results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death have not yet been released, the AP reports. Paqui said that though the package says the chip is for adults and should be kept out of the reach of children, “we have seen an increase in teens and other individuals not heeding these warnings.” 7-Eleven has removed the chips from its stores.
Elon Musk….seems he wants to prove he is not antisemitic by suing a Jewish group…..
X-formerly-Twitter owner Elon Musk is on a quest to prove that he is not antisemitic — and is threatening to sue one of the world’s most well-known Jewish advocacy groups to do so.
“To clear our platform’s name on the matter of anti-Semitism,” the world’s richest man tweeted, “it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League.”
“Oh the irony!” he added, without evidence of a hint of it.
It’s a confounding line of reasoning that could represent a desperate, last-ditch effort by Musk to stop the social media company from hemorrhaging money under his questionable leadership.
Earlier this year, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found that the number of antisemitic posts soared by more than 61 percent following Musk’s takeover of the site back in October 2022.
Ever since his chaotic acquisition, advertisers have been fleeing the platform, causing the company’s revenues to tank.
https://futurism.com/elon-musk-anti-semitism-adl
Now on to the study about red meat consumption….
A new study into American beef consumption has shed light on a massive disparity between the Americans who are living their best lives and eating a ton of beef every day, and everyone else.
The study titled ‘Demographic and Socioeconomic Correlates of Disproportionate Beef Consumption among US Adults in an Age of Global Warming’ found that just 12% of Americans consuming beef accounted for over half of all beef consumed each day.
While the study was intended to look into how global warming or climate change can impact dietary choices, the real finding was that older men are the ones still living the American dream of being able to eat whatever you want whenever.
In a press release on Eureka Alert, the study found “those 12% – most likely to be men or people between the ages of 50 and 65 – eat what researchers called a disproportionate amount of beef on a given day, a distinction based on the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which suggest 4 ounces per day of meat, poultry, and eggs combined for those consuming 2200 calories per day.”
Just 4oz of meat per day? Have they seen the news lately? Do they not realize that we should be eating whatever we want whenever we want because food is one of the things that brings humans the most joy? I think I’m going to eat a steak tonight simply because I read this study.
https://brobible.com/culture/article/new-study-american-beef-consumption/
Looks like I am a typical old fart when it comes to my meat preferences.
Finally some news about Stephen King….it appears that a song almost ended his marriage….
The journalist quizzed him about his love for ‘Mambo No.5’ and King said: “Oh, yeah. Big time. My wife threatened to divorce me.
“I played that a lot.
“I had the dance mix. I loved those extended play things, and I played both sides of it.
“And one of them was just total instrumental. And I played that thing until my wife just said, ‘One more time, and I’m going to f**king leave you’.”
This is the song that he played endlessly…
I can understand his wife’s anger. I cannot imagine listening to that over and over and….
That is it for today my friends….please enjoy your Saturday and as always be well and be safe….
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