Chromebook, TikTok and Challenge
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A local police department is investigating a fire that may have been part of the latest TikTok challenge, and it involves kids and Chromebooks.
The challenge involves sticking a piece of metal like a paperclip, graphite or push pin in the USB port of their school issued laptop in order to cause sparks and possibly set it on fire.
The “Chromebook challenge” involves using objects such as push pins, staples, paper clips, metallic gum wrappers and graphite, found in pencil lead. They are inserted into USB or charging ports, under keyboard keys, or near the batteries to deliberately short-circuit the devices.