

“If the mixture is spilt or handled while it’s still hot, the greater heat and longer contact times causes deeper, more serious burns. “The honeycomb toffee mix is both hotter and stickier,” said Dr. Erik La Hei, the acting head of the hospital’s burn until, says he’s heard of other cases in Australia. Three children have been admitted to Westmead Children’s Hospital in New South Wales over the course of the month after attempting the same challenge. Multiple people are getting injured after watching Squid GameĬlearly this is a tragic accident, but what surprise you is that it’s not the only one.

He will have to spend a year wearing a pressure bandage on his leg. “It was like toffee and burnt right through to the nerves,” said the boy’s mother.

When he tried to remove the cup, it exploded, resulting in first-degree burns to his hand and third-degree burns to his legs. But he heated it up in a cup that wasn’t microwave-safe. According to the Daily Mail, the boy mixed together sugar, water and baking soda as part of his honeycomb recipe. Take the case of one Australian 14-year-old who tried the “honeycomb challenge,” where players must carve a shape into a thin sheet of honeycomb before the mixture sets.
