Merry-go-round of death

The merry-go-round of death, also known as the roundabout of death, is an internet challenge involving multiple participants, a roundabout (or merry-go-round) and a method of motorisation, usually a moped or motorcycle.

The goal of the challenge is to hold on to the roundabout for as long as possible, though the effects of strong centrifugal force and increased g-force means that holding on is almost impossible, and participants may fall unconscious.

Such injuries include those caused by high G-forces that have been described as 'normally only seen in fighter pilots',[3] as well as blunt-force trauma inflicted as a result of colliding with objects while being spun, or being launched from the roundabout against the ground or into stationary objects at high speed.

[4] The challenge received heightened attention in 2018 when a schoolboy from Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England was forced to take part in it as a form of school bullying.

The boy sustained serious head trauma that resulted in unconsciousness, his eyes bulging from their sockets, and a potential risk of stroke due to the extreme pressure exerted on his body during the spinning.