Forget the Ice Bucket Challenge! Latest social media craze sees young people dropping condoms filled with water on their heads... but is it safe?

  • Challenge requires a friend to hold a condom filled with water in the air
  • Friend then drops it onto person's head and condom wraps around face
  • The challenge has taken internet by storm with numerous clips emerging
  • Some have expressed safety concerns as condom can obscure breathing

By Jake Polden For Mailonline

Published: 07:52 EST, 24 November 2015 | Updated: 08:14 EST, 24 November 2015

From being doused in ice-cold water to swallowing a spoonful of cinnamon, social media users have filmed themselves attempting a number of bizarre challenges over the years.

And the latest test for 2015 appears to be the condom challenge - a very bizarre stunt that is sweeping the internet.

The challenge, which requires the help of a friend, involves filling a condom with water so that you are left with a huge balloon.

The challenge, which requires the help of a friend, involves filling a condom with water so that you are left with a huge balloon

A friend stands above the person taking the challenge and simply drops the condom onto their head

A friend then stands above the person taking the challenge - who should be appropriately dressed for getting wet - and simply drops the condom onto their head.

If done correctly the condom should wrap around and engulf their face while the water remains on the outside.

Some people have expressed concern that at this point the condom could obstruct someone's breathing if people are not careful when attempting the challenge.

The condom is then removed from the head - this generally involves it breaking and drenching the person attempting the challenge.

If done correctly the condom should wrap around and engulf their face while the water remains on the outside

Some people have expressed concern that the condom could obstruct someone's breathing if they were not careful while attempting the challenge

A number of people have posted clips of themselves taking part in the craze on various social media platforms - predominantly Twitter. 

Videos show both young men and woman taking part in the craze while at home in their bathrooms.

One woman laughs in hysterics when the condom is dropped on her head from a height and wraps itself around her face.

While a man poses for the camera with the large water balloon balanced on and around his head.

A woman drops a condom onto her friend's head and stands back as it bursts on impact and covers her in water

Another man in a shower cubical casually gestures to the camera while the condom hangs down around his neck.

Other people were not so successful however and a number of failed attempts have also surfaced on the internet.

In one video a woman drops a condom onto her friend's head and stands back as it bursts on impact and covers her in water.

While another woman wiped out her mobile phone, which was recording her attempt, when her friend helped remove the condom from her head and it flew off.

A woman was attempting the challenge when her friend helped remove the condom from her head

The condom flew off the woman's head and took out her mobile phone, which was filming the challenge

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