During a livestream on January 16, YouTube star "IShowSpeed" went viral after attempting the popular Death Nut Challenge. Before starting off, the streamer noticed that the packaging box indicated different spice levels and decided to take the challenge one step at a time.
After claiming that the very first level of the Death Nut Challenge didn't even affect him, Darren ate the spiciest of the lot. IShowSpeed felt the effects almost immediately after consuming the entire pack of spicy nuts. He started drinking water to relieve the pain, but it didn't seem to help. A few moments later, the YouTuber began wailing and jumping around and eventually ended up dialing 911.
Darren attempted the popular Death Nut Challenge 38 minutes into his January 16 livestream. He decided to try the very first type of nut after seeing that the packaging box listed five steps of the challenge. His initial reaction was:
The content creator was not impressed by the challenge's entry-level option and skipped right to the spiciest nut in the box. Instead of eating one nut at a time, Darren ate the entire package and instantly felt the heat.
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Shortly after, IShowSpeed began to groan loudly and desperately looked for ways to alleviate his pain. A few moments later, he reportedly dialed 911 and the emergency operator grew concerned upon hearing the Ohio native squealing during the phone call. The latter inquired:
IShowSpeed continued to feel the heat and went on to say that he was "dying:"
IShowSpeed claimed that his stomach hurt and added that he might need to go to the hospital at the 01:22 mark of the broadcast:
The YouTube comments section for his video attracted numerous fan reactions, with a snippet of some relevant ones shown below:
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