A dangerous social media trend involving popular NeeDoh toys is sending children to hospitals with severe burns after the gel-filled cubes explode. The craze over NeeDohs, gel-filled fidget toys, has rendered many store shelves empty, but the viral challenge of putting them in the microwave has resulted in injuries. Two Long Island children were burned while trying a viral challenge involving a popular squishy toy and parents from several other states have posted photos of their children
who suffered second- and third-degree burns. "Burns, especially with growing children, they can be devastating, can cause permanent visual issues, the airway, trouble swallowing, beathing,"Dr. Adam Berman of Long Island Jewish Medical Center explained, "Something that should seem harmless, but, really, these toys are not intended to be used in this way."