Remember The Ice Bucket Challenge?Here Comes 'Condom Challenge ForPromoting Safe Sex.

A new online craze is sweeping the internet - but it's also sparking safety fears. The condom challenge involves a person dropping a water-inflated condom onto a pal's head.But instead of exploding, the latex material forms a bulb of water around the person's head, cutting off their air supply.

Participants try to keep the condom intact long enough to get a photo or footage of their effort.

It is thought this social media craze was started by friends in Japan whose clip went viral earlier this month. Some have liken the craze to the Ice Bucket Challenge of last year which saw millions get involved to promote awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).But many on social media are concerned about this new trend.

Jelani posted: "The #condomchallenge scares me so much. I feel like they are about to suffocate. It's so dangerous."

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Condoms: Dangerous challenge has gone viral on social media

Ruth //Niall pls tweeted: "Also the #CondomChallenge is dangerous, what if you can't get it off then what?"

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Balloon: Videos of challenges are being shared on Twitter

Amanda Renae Snow added: "This #condomchallenge is super dangerous. What happens when you can't get it off and you suffocate and die???"

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Wet: There are many fails to do this where condom bursts

It is claimed the condom challenge is promoting sex safe.

Source Mirror UK