Just goes to show you how bad peer pressure can be. Even if it's indirect.

I'm sure, just like everyone else with these other challenges.. This boy thought it would make him look cool or that he would be some little badass.

The fuck is wrong with people?

I am reminded of a story by a professional snooker player friend of mine. This guy bet that he could get two snooker balls into his mouth. He did it but could not get them out! It took a visit to the dentist and the removal of all his front teeth to extract them. lol

...And now he's a celebrity...lesson learned?

The article says, "...as humans continue to prove that the concept of evolution may, in fact, be false". Realize (as they evidently don't) that evolution doesn't factor into it if 'mum' calls the doctor to save Freddie's life. Without surgery, he would have died. Think of it as a shot of chlorine for the shallow end of the gene pool.