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Dubai: There is a new viral challenge on the internet and it involves bottle caps and a certain level of fitness.
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We bring you the #BottleCapChallenge.
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What is it?
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The challenge sees people attempting to do a rotating kick or the roundhouse kick to the top of a bottle cap, thus twisting it off in the process.
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It sounds simple but it’s definitely not, and some videos being shared by online users are proof.
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@Irvingcomedy posted his attempt at the challenge on Twitter and knocked down the person holding the camera by accident. Ops! He shared the video with the caption: “Welp (help)…#BottleCapChallenge.”
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Many other users have ended up breaking the bottle or dropping it and its contents.
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Film maker Caleb Natale took the challenge a step further and not only managed to twist the bottle cap off of one bottle, he caught it with another. His post received more than 1,000 likes.
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Tweep @StJuste32 posted his successful challenge video with the caption: “I just won the #BottleCapChallenge. I told [you to] stop playing with me.”
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Who started it?
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According to a report by men’s magazine Esquire the roundhouse kick is popular in the world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).
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The bottle cap kick was attempted by martial artist Farabi Davletchin who called it the #FaraKicksChallenged. It was picked up by designer Errolson Hugh, who challenged UFC champion Max Holloway, after which, the challenge went viral.
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Holloway attempted the challenge and nominated celebrity singer John Mayer. Mayer also delivered, and posted a flawless video of the stunt.
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He nominated actor Jason Statham who uploaded the video with the caption: “#bottlecapchallenge #challengeaccepted… This thing landed on my head from @johnmayer but will quickly go to a couple of fellas we’ve seen do push-ups badly….”
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His Instagram post received 10 million views.
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Many other celebrities and fitness enthusiasts have also joined in and have uploaded videos, nominating their friends.
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Other challenges
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This is not the first time an internet challenge has gone viral (and it won’t be the last).
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Another challenge that took the internet by storm was the #KikiChallenge, which was tried by people and celebrities all around the world. The sensation started off as a dance, but later became dangerous after people started getting out of their moving cars to dance on the street.
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The ALS ice bucket challenge from 2014 was a challenge done to bring awareness for the disease called Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), and involved throwing ice cold water on yourself.
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Have you attempted #BottleCapChallenge? Tell us at [email protected].