Internet newest obsession: Mannequin challenge
Social media's been rocked by a new trend that involves doing nothing whatsoever. Seriously.
Well, not quite. The #MannequinChallenge requires groups of participants to assume a dramatic pose (could be anything) while hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd's new song "Black Beatles" blares in the background.
The first known appearance of the #MannequinChallenge surfaced on Twitter in late October, says CNN.
#manequinchallenge SHARE‼️ RT‼️ pic.twitter.com/k1BqR6iZ1p
— blackie (@pvrity___)
It's believed to have been created by high school students at the Edward H. White High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Others have piled in with increasingly ambitious poses.
As of Monday morning, an Instagram search for the hashtag #MannequinChallenge turned up more than 56,000 results. And it's not just students.
Sporting teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Milwaukee Bucks have created their own variations.
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