The popular squishy toy exploded after Caleb Chabolla put it in the microwave, Loyola Medicine said.

The popular squishy toy exploded after Caleb Chabolla put it in the microwave, Loyola Medicine said.

A 9-year-old boy in Illinois was hospitalized with severe burns after a TikTok trend inspired him to put his NeeDoh — a popular sensory toy — in the microwave.

Caleb Chabolla heard about the trend of heating the squishy toy from a friend at school and decided to try it on Jan. 20, Loyola Medicine said in a statement. His mother, Whitney Grubb, heard a “blood-curdling scream” as the gelatinous filling exploded on Caleb’s face and hands, it said.

Grubb took her son, whose eye had swollen shut, to the local emergency room, the statement said. He was transferred to Loyola Medicine’s Burn Center in the Chicago suburb of Maywood for further treatment and spent the night there.

  • Drusas@fedia.io
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    2 days ago

    People, rightfully, point out that the only reason we know about probably 80% of the horrors in the world is because of social media. It is the closest thing there is to an actual vessel for free, minimally censored, speech and it is the only way to broadcast information that The News Media (for whatever reasons) isn’t covering.

    Aw, they’re so young.