Turns out little ‘ol cinnamon wants to kick your ass.
Park Slope residents may fret over the geo-political implications of consuming Garbanzo beans from Israeli farmers, but Bushwick residents have a more direct relationship with what they ingest.
Witness these Bushwick lads stepping up to represent in the latest gross-out meme infecting YouTube, the Cinnamon Challenge. It is a truly nasty undertaking, this sport, one involving downing a heaping helping of the once prized spice. We had no idea that cinnamon could dry out the mouth so thoroughly. Nor did we know that ingesting even as little as a spoonful could lead to gagging, pneumonia and even damage to your airway.
So, Kids, Don’t Try This At Home…
On the upside, it’s nice that students are taking an empirical curiosity in the sciences. But–and let us speak from experience here–calling Poison Control is no fun, not even in a “Wasn’t That a Crazy Night?” sort of way.
On an unrelated note, Spring is here!
