South Korea urges people not to eat fried toothpicks

#SouthKorea is urging people not to eat fried #toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after videos of the practice were widely shared on #socialmedia.
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  • @CarterJohn.
    @CarterJohn.4 ай бұрын

    Maybe South Korea is more like the US than I thought

  • @LuNa-yd1fz

    @LuNa-yd1fz

    4 ай бұрын

    Who would of thought we’d wear off on South Korea

  • @TheAlchemist1089

    @TheAlchemist1089

    4 ай бұрын

    It's way worse in terms of economic inequality A literal cyberpunk dystopia

  • @Mooninites

    @Mooninites

    4 ай бұрын

    I mean without the US their is no South Korea

  • @nah7014

    @nah7014

    4 ай бұрын

    South Korea is the US turned up to 11. It’s insane how obsessed they are with looks, celebrities, trends, and consumerism

  • @MF-qy9kt

    @MF-qy9kt

    4 ай бұрын

    We literally created south korea

  • @stanlevox2291
    @stanlevox22914 ай бұрын

    They've yet to discover the secret sauce... Tide pods.

  • @trump45and2zig-zags

    @trump45and2zig-zags

    4 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @mariewatson1926

    @mariewatson1926

    4 ай бұрын

    Or chocolate q tips

  • @ktnkbdle278

    @ktnkbdle278

    4 ай бұрын

    And don’t forget the bleach! 😂😂

  • @laureyes2743

    @laureyes2743

    4 ай бұрын

    😂😅😂

  • @dsp6373

    @dsp6373

    4 ай бұрын

    @@ktnkbdle278is that you Trump?

  • @315Uzin
    @315Uzin3 ай бұрын

    This generations brains are so fried☠️☠️☠️🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @oldtelevisionbros945

    @oldtelevisionbros945

    2 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂

  • @footofblut981
    @footofblut9812 ай бұрын

    Nah at this point it’s just natural selection

  • @SimplyMe392

    @SimplyMe392

    28 күн бұрын

    Exactly.

  • @ReinertZerker

    @ReinertZerker

    21 күн бұрын

    Mm yum yum in tum tum.

  • @MaresNester

    @MaresNester

    19 күн бұрын

    Humanity reproduces itself too much for natural selection to do anything

  • @lesogardtherider887

    @lesogardtherider887

    10 күн бұрын

    😂😂 yep

  • @pl9915

    @pl9915

    4 күн бұрын

    Dumb dumb can keep your gum gum

  • @TheForestWandererU.S
    @TheForestWandererU.S4 ай бұрын

    The fact we have to “urge people not to eat fried toothpicks” should scare everyone

  • @mikealalee2889

    @mikealalee2889

    4 ай бұрын

    The human average IQ has been steadily going down by almost 7 points a decade for the past 7 decades now....we arent getting smarter we are literally turning into Neanderthals again. Have you ever heard of the sink tank experiment with mice? They made a utopia for mice and they all became stupid and crazy and I think humans are doing the same thing to ourselves. Wev created a world where things are so easy and accessible we are becoming dumb and crazy. I know I'm right but no one wants to listen.

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    I mean I’ve literally seen a sign at a South Korean restaurant telling people not to defecate at the dinner table… So this doesn’t surprise me.

  • @TBWL829

    @TBWL829

    4 ай бұрын

    This reminds me of Trump "bleach". The company came out to did the same "Don't drink bleach". I think few people. 😮😮😮

  • @Campy-dCamper

    @Campy-dCamper

    4 ай бұрын

    You’d be surprised how many of your kids eating fried toothpicks just because they saw it online

  • @mollywap1127

    @mollywap1127

    4 ай бұрын

    Are those literal toothpicks?🥴

  • @groovesound772
    @groovesound7724 ай бұрын

    Im South Korean and I can assure you that we dont normaly do this. Instead, we deep fry calculators with shredded math books on top.

  • @virginiaandrea5440

    @virginiaandrea5440

    4 ай бұрын

    Absolutely delicious 😊

  • @achankiir1263

    @achankiir1263

    4 ай бұрын

    As you should sounds like well rounded meal if you ask me 😂😂

  • @frankr337

    @frankr337

    4 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

  • @Im-apple69

    @Im-apple69

    4 ай бұрын

    The secret of Asians being good at maths

  • @pablop1162

    @pablop1162

    4 ай бұрын

    I thought that was traditional y did u guys switch to toothpicks I thought that was a Philippino dish😂

  • @SentinelofWar
    @SentinelofWar3 ай бұрын

    Korean toothpicks are made of corn starch! They're not eating plastic

  • @dianneradebe

    @dianneradebe

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Never knew.

  • @pollystemen7219

    @pollystemen7219

    2 ай бұрын

    I sure hope that’s the truth!😂

  • @DeathnoteBB

    @DeathnoteBB

    2 ай бұрын

    Who said plastic?? toothpicks are wood

  • @tb7-rf1fb

    @tb7-rf1fb

    2 ай бұрын

    Traditional Korean toothpicks, known as "chopsticks," are typically made from wood or bamboo, not corn starch. However, there are some modern eco-friendly toothpicks made from materials like corn starch, but they may not be specific to Korean culture.

  • @CorbinB-Rax

    @CorbinB-Rax

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@DeathnoteBB What wood is translucent green, please

  • @Will324
    @Will3243 ай бұрын

    Ban fried toothpicks. And only allow baked toothpicks for consumption. Or boiled toothpicks.

  • @PauIieWalnuts

    @PauIieWalnuts

    2 ай бұрын

    Toothpicks dont pick teeth, people do!

  • @catherinemardling7827

    @catherinemardling7827

    2 ай бұрын

    Stewed, 6 hours minimum

  • @This_is_it2024

    @This_is_it2024

    2 ай бұрын

    With veggie sauce. 😂

  • @MrNickMoor

    @MrNickMoor

    2 ай бұрын

    I lost 30kg by swapping to boiled toothpicks

  • @Bill-mj8hf

    @Bill-mj8hf

    2 ай бұрын

    Roasted plastic is on the rise, but only if it's green

  • @xgetxsickx
    @xgetxsickx4 ай бұрын

    i remember a time when we thought plastics were in the noodles. now we just eat the plastic with seasoning

  • @julieahnkoala

    @julieahnkoala

    3 ай бұрын

    They are made from starch to be biodegradable. Not plastic.

  • @squidwardsqwuillium294

    @squidwardsqwuillium294

    3 ай бұрын

    Man how the times have changed aye

  • @jstewart627

    @jstewart627

    3 ай бұрын

    Read the video description. People need to research before assuming.

  • @wwerty234

    @wwerty234

    3 ай бұрын

    Made from starch,sweet potato, and green food coloring.

  • @CameronFord-jo4yj

    @CameronFord-jo4yj

    3 ай бұрын

    Of there made from swear potatoes why doesn't south Korea want people to eat em, maybe we should shi

  • @Userhandle7384
    @Userhandle73844 ай бұрын

    These are made of starch… but definitely NOT food grade 😂

  • @ROBYMSCJ

    @ROBYMSCJ

    4 ай бұрын

    That's what I figured 😂😂😂

  • @shalinimahalingam9064

    @shalinimahalingam9064

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly like a lot of plastic bags

  • @Slater6977

    @Slater6977

    4 ай бұрын

    Well you can eat packing peanuts. But like what is the point? They’re just eating fried starch.

  • @austinadams3400

    @austinadams3400

    4 ай бұрын

    so i put that in my mouth and its not food grade? I understand im not eating it but it should still be food grade if its going in my mouth

  • @juancena930

    @juancena930

    4 ай бұрын

    @@austinadams3400food grade meaning not approved by (In the US at least) the FDA

  • @user-cc9mx1ds5f
    @user-cc9mx1ds5f2 ай бұрын

    Cellulose is added to processed foods. Cellulose is derived from sawdust or cotton lint.

  • @Angelina-bi1ld
    @Angelina-bi1ld2 ай бұрын

    ....WHAT!..."NO CHICK FIL-A SAUCE"??

  • @Bkgksan625
    @Bkgksan6254 ай бұрын

    Korean toothpicks are NOT made out of wood! It is made of corn or potato starch! Why is it that the western media doesn’t bother to explain that???? Despite the fact that it is made of starch, it is not known what happens to it when fried -hence the advisory! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

  • @nocturnal6129

    @nocturnal6129

    4 ай бұрын

    SssHHHHHHHhhh you're ruining the fake outrage.

  • @wombatnation1709

    @wombatnation1709

    3 ай бұрын

    Because western media does nothing but lie to its people. -An American

  • @FckSht-gn4py

    @FckSht-gn4py

    3 ай бұрын

    Also, weather way, terrible for ya

  • @cramgams69

    @cramgams69

    3 ай бұрын

    That really does look like cheap plastic toothpicks. It doesn't help that plastic expands under heat

  • @EzraMerr

    @EzraMerr

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@FckSht-gn4py it's tapioca starch which is the same as Prawn Crackers.

  • @southeastbeast907
    @southeastbeast9074 ай бұрын

    We should stop trying to prevent people from being dumb.

  • @EzraMerr

    @EzraMerr

    3 ай бұрын

    Natural selection in this case would not apply to them because anyone with a brain and some chemistry knowledge knows petroleum based products like plastic do not expand when fried or melted. These are made from the same material used in Prawn Crackers.

  • @poloska9471

    @poloska9471

    3 ай бұрын

    @@EzraMerryup but I do agree with OPs sentiment for not saving stupid people from their stupidity. Just seems like the ethical thing to do

  • @thelolrus7491

    @thelolrus7491

    3 ай бұрын

    The reason we try to prevent people from being dumb is so that we don't have to use resources to save them once they have done something dumb.

  • @molotochnik.i

    @molotochnik.i

    3 ай бұрын

    @@thelolrus7491 Makes sense. People should be less empathetic tbh

  • @benjistonehenji9202

    @benjistonehenji9202

    3 ай бұрын

    thats the biggest part of the problem tbh. idiots rely on other peoples money and resources too often. if they simply werent given special treatment maybe it would force people to at least attempt to use their brains. instead weve gotten into this auto pilot state of mind.@@thelolrus7491

  • @andrewgarcia907
    @andrewgarcia9073 ай бұрын

    Caught off guard seems more like a warning for us Americans 🤣

  • @Our_UnStoppableKing
    @Our_UnStoppableKing3 ай бұрын

    What are Korean fried toothpicks made of? (answer below) Food coloring is used to impart a green hue to the toothpicks, made from "sweet potato or corn starch," which are seen as being environmentally friendly and biodegradable. Often used in restaurants in South Korea, they can also be used to pick up finger foods.

  • @manny7662

    @manny7662

    2 ай бұрын

    They were still recommending that people should not consume them.

  • @leeamoses324

    @leeamoses324

    2 ай бұрын

    Ahhh,wood

  • @ricardocalderon9823

    @ricardocalderon9823

    Ай бұрын

    Processed with industrial chemicals and machinery that were not designed to be food safe

  • @Wandrative

    @Wandrative

    Ай бұрын

    @@leeamoses324Starch biodegrades even faster than wood. Its because Korea has a special government food waste management program where they turn it into compost and wood toothpicks get in the way.

  • @ZyanZik

    @ZyanZik

    9 күн бұрын

    Finalement c'est pas si con. Merci pour cette démystification.

  • @Olzme
    @Olzme3 ай бұрын

    Just because they aren't made out of plastic doesn't mean there isn't cancer causing materials in the toothpicks. Some people.

  • @K4t_13

    @K4t_13

    3 ай бұрын

    These are Korean toothpicks, they are made from starch but the danger is probably from the green food coloring used. These toothpicks were not meant for consumption

  • @geekswithfeet9137

    @geekswithfeet9137

    Ай бұрын

    They’re starch, exact same as prawn crackers

  • @AnthonysMeat

    @AnthonysMeat

    Ай бұрын

    Corn starch toothpicks are edible bud. Do your research

  • @NukkinFiggers1557

    @NukkinFiggers1557

    Ай бұрын

    ​@AnthonysMeat found this in a quick 1 minute search.“Starch toothpicks are not edible products. Their safety as food has not been verified,” the ministry said, adding: “Please do not eat them.” The story has sparked widespread public response in China.Jan 31, 2024. Not saying they are not edible, but I can see the confusion if there are articles like this online.

  • @sherriealdrich2864

    @sherriealdrich2864

    Ай бұрын

    Cancer causing crap in all food in the US

  • @jonathankim8302
    @jonathankim83024 ай бұрын

    They're "toothpicks" but made of noodles. It's been around for years.

  • @Jkarl74

    @Jkarl74

    4 ай бұрын

    😂no them they were plastic

  • @wheezwastaken

    @wheezwastaken

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@Jkarl74they were made of starch? (the ones in the video)

  • @drakedevalcourt2333

    @drakedevalcourt2333

    4 ай бұрын

    those fry like fryums do

  • @harshitrawat9494

    @harshitrawat9494

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@drakedevalcourt2333 😂 thought the same thing!

  • @boromirofmiddleearth557

    @boromirofmiddleearth557

    4 ай бұрын

    oh OK. so this a joke?

  • @violetapetica210
    @violetapetica210Ай бұрын

    Why do ppl call them toothpicks those look nothing like toothpicks

  • @grzyb11

    @grzyb11

    4 күн бұрын

    because they are toothpicks

  • @Vincentizer
    @VincentizerКүн бұрын

    The fact that this is a thing is concerning. People are really dumb.

  • @MegTelevised
    @MegTelevised4 ай бұрын

    Don’t stop them, let them live their lives

  • @veronicamz123

    @veronicamz123

    4 ай бұрын

    You were definitely dropped as a kid

  • @Gabe-xw8cz

    @Gabe-xw8cz

    4 ай бұрын

    there infringing on there rights!! Trump 2024!!!

  • @rossi180

    @rossi180

    4 ай бұрын

    @@veronicamz123do you not realise this is sarcasm - if they eat them they will find out why it’s not a good idea themselves

  • @Thatonegameronyt

    @Thatonegameronyt

    4 ай бұрын

    "Short lives"

  • @bigbonede6201

    @bigbonede6201

    4 ай бұрын

    If they wanna be stupid AF let natural selection take it's course​@@veronicamz123

  • @Thepharcyde4ever
    @Thepharcyde4ever4 ай бұрын

    Stupidity has no regional boundaries.

  • @experienceofchris1108

    @experienceofchris1108

    4 ай бұрын

    They are made from corn/potato starch and sorbitol. 100% edible

  • @lingling21100

    @lingling21100

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@experienceofchris1108shit man metal is also edible. It's just noone eats it.

  • @breez1065

    @breez1065

    4 ай бұрын

    @@experienceofchris1108do you eat paper cups too?

  • @GxCrEaTiioNz

    @GxCrEaTiioNz

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@morningfox_ IQ for education has nothing to do with IQ in the real world. Actual idiotic statement.

  • @experienceofchris1108

    @experienceofchris1108

    4 ай бұрын

    @@breez1065 paper made from wood and “toothpicks” made from potato and cornstarch and sorbitol(sugar alchohol) are two wayyyy different things. Those toothpicks are essentially the same as a noodle. Paper isn’t made from something edible….

  • @xnotic24
    @xnotic242 ай бұрын

    It's pretty bad you have to warn people not to eat tooth pics, wth is wrong with this generation

  • @Toshiro4619
    @Toshiro46193 ай бұрын

    Everyone who thought you could deep fry wood and it would puff up like this 💀

  • @AIOWKWODKEOW

    @AIOWKWODKEOW

    3 ай бұрын

    Toothpicks in South Korea are made out of starch, not wood

  • @Riva2023

    @Riva2023

    Ай бұрын

    That's what I was thinking. I was definitely gonna try it.

  • @ChahtaAnumpa
    @ChahtaAnumpa4 ай бұрын

    Let’s actually just remove all warning labels and let nature take its course.

  • @facecheap5159

    @facecheap5159

    4 ай бұрын

    So the act of teaching people younger then you how to survive isn’t apart of nature like u can’t find any examples

  • @ChahtaAnumpa

    @ChahtaAnumpa

    4 ай бұрын

    @@facecheap5159 if you can’t get the sarcasm that’s on you bud. Don’t take everything so personal.

  • @WSH3TM

    @WSH3TM

    3 ай бұрын

    bruh its made from potato starch

  • @cruisepaige

    @cruisepaige

    3 ай бұрын

    Indeed

  • @galactic_adventure

    @galactic_adventure

    3 ай бұрын

    @@WSH3TM and micro plastics

  • @Og-Judy
    @Og-Judy4 ай бұрын

    Look up South Korean toothpicks. They are made from corn or potato starch and sorbitol, a fruit sugar alcohol. Green food coloring is often added. They are meant to be biodegradable not exactly ingested. They dont have wood toothpicks there like the US. This is mostly from popular "muckbang"videos which is nothing like tide pods challenge 🤦🤷

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.

  • @Grimmance

    @Grimmance

    4 ай бұрын

    I assumed pine needle from the video to be honest, but yeah I've seen noodle based toothpicks out as a wildlife safety measure

  • @HauntedPlays

    @HauntedPlays

    4 ай бұрын

    You do know wood is biodegradable

  • @Grimmance

    @Grimmance

    4 ай бұрын

    @@HauntedPlays wood might be biodegradable, but animals like birds and squirrels die from swallowing them accidentally all the time when using them to make nests or if they mistake them for a worm. Biodegradable doesn't mean safe for wildlife.

  • @kevinindra530

    @kevinindra530

    4 ай бұрын

    Westerners are freaking out, they never seen kerupuk cus they don't have it, westerners call it "shrimp cracker" bruh it ain't no cracker its not a biscuit 😂

  • @same_as_you69
    @same_as_you693 ай бұрын

    Belive me Its not toothpick guys, we call it khichiya/papad in my hometown, plastic never react like this in hot oil , plastic melt in hot oil it does not expand like this

  • @georgewashington7982
    @georgewashington79822 күн бұрын

    South Korean tide pods

  • @user-mo9lc6nc7y
    @user-mo9lc6nc7y4 ай бұрын

    I don't even think those are toothpicks. I think they're trying to make it look like they are. People are dumb these days if they are eating toothpicks.

  • @bochapman1058

    @bochapman1058

    4 ай бұрын

    They are and people are dumb these days.

  • @philliphughes8939

    @philliphughes8939

    4 ай бұрын

    It’s a tooth pick, just made out of different material than we use, which is wood.

  • @mr.mclibtard5015

    @mr.mclibtard5015

    4 ай бұрын

    Looks like spaghetti

  • @sabre5807

    @sabre5807

    4 ай бұрын

    They are eco friendly vegetables based BUT still advised not to eat them!!

  • @ionimusprime5210

    @ionimusprime5210

    4 ай бұрын

    Us Mexicans, use them to hold together tortillas when making tacos and frying them. They do not do that. Let nature weed out the darwins

  • @Lemmiethinkitover
    @Lemmiethinkitover4 ай бұрын

    I’ve never once thought to eat fried toothpicks, until this tutorial

  • @aag7114

    @aag7114

    3 ай бұрын

    Lol

  • @user-je6xu9em8f

    @user-je6xu9em8f

    3 ай бұрын

    Are your toothpicks made from oil like theirs? Like corn or palm oil? I would only do this if starving for real

  • @aag7114

    @aag7114

    3 ай бұрын

    @@user-je6xu9em8f just chew on flossing plastic sticks

  • @xoxoxo-42

    @xoxoxo-42

    3 ай бұрын

    yummy

  • @flyromeromero8310

    @flyromeromero8310

    3 ай бұрын

    😅exactly

  • @attitudequeen2845
    @attitudequeen2845Ай бұрын

    Bro my pov as an Indian POV: AREY Bhai this is papad 😂😅 How many agree?

  • @jackelewish1568
    @jackelewish15683 ай бұрын

    This title I want tattooed on my back. That's the most hilarious title I've seen in years.

  • @BillGriffin77
    @BillGriffin773 ай бұрын

    Mom “we have food at home” *the food at home*

  • @SlickArmor

    @SlickArmor

    2 ай бұрын

    😅😅

  • @JabbB-pe5rp

    @JabbB-pe5rp

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @JesepiSan
    @JesepiSan4 ай бұрын

    As a black American, I must admit the struggle ain't neva been this bad😂😂

  • @McYeroc

    @McYeroc

    3 ай бұрын

    Just keep washing your chicken bro lol

  • @JesepiSan

    @JesepiSan

    3 ай бұрын

    @McYeroc yessir I don't like the weird slime that comes on the chicken. I can taste it if it ain't washed😂

  • @McYeroc

    @McYeroc

    3 ай бұрын

    @@JesepiSan you can pat that off with kitchen towel and put it in the bin, rather than contaminating your whole washing area when you wash any kind of meat.

  • @JesepiSan

    @JesepiSan

    3 ай бұрын

    @McYeroc that's y u have soap n clorox my g I've been washing it forever n never got salmonella. It doesn't take long to clean at all and by that logic u shouldn't have to wash ur hands after handling the chicken u can just pat ur hands dry with a paper towel and throw it in the bin🫥doesn't get rid of it

  • @cultureinvasion

    @cultureinvasion

    3 ай бұрын

    Soaking chicken in lemon water helps peel the slime off. Adds flavor too. (A fresh lemon slice)

  • @jimboswamps5602
    @jimboswamps56022 ай бұрын

    Stupidity wins yet again

  • @Haqqseeker40
    @Haqqseeker404 күн бұрын

    Me in 1990: "2024 we will have flying cars and no cancer." 2024: Don't eat fried tooth pick."

  • @dreamymariie
    @dreamymariie4 ай бұрын

    Took me a moment to realize it was actual toothpicks, i thought because of the color that they were a type of vegetable 💀

  • @K4t_13

    @K4t_13

    3 ай бұрын

    It’s made of starch but it’s not food grade

  • @babymonalisa

    @babymonalisa

    2 ай бұрын

    I thought the same too! 😂

  • @evanhatten3530
    @evanhatten35304 ай бұрын

    I don’t know what’s worse the fact that these trends keep getting stupider by the minute, or the fact that there is always one person who starts it yet we never see who it is

  • @bankofharambar
    @bankofharambar3 ай бұрын

    People eating fired matchsticks

  • @bearbitch3142

    @bearbitch3142

    3 ай бұрын

    Those too?!

  • @Corbin-lh9yo
    @Corbin-lh9yo3 ай бұрын

    Do they not know that they are eating plastic this world is getting stupider and stupider.

  • @sethsenter9508
    @sethsenter95084 ай бұрын

    We'll make food affordable again

  • @yenxion6516
    @yenxion65164 ай бұрын

    These toothpicks are made of starch but I don’t know how it is green, maybe a dye. Just don’t eat them you don’t know what else can be in there.

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    Exactly! They KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.

  • @raptor_jw9010

    @raptor_jw9010

    4 ай бұрын

    It uses green food coloring

  • @4IZUKI

    @4IZUKI

    4 ай бұрын

    it made of starch but it scare me when it look transparent. as a person who not live at SKorea, i didnt want to fry and eat it. who knows suddenly i got stomach cancer or organ failure 😅

  • @cblizz730
    @cblizz73019 күн бұрын

    They are made out of cornstarch. I'm not sure how good they could possibly taste but ,it's not like they eat in the wooden ones. The way I look at it, I think the same thing when somebody puts Rosemary on steak or eats apple pie with cheese.

  • @patricialongo5870
    @patricialongo58705 күн бұрын

    I searched for peace and opposing war and I'm shown this.

  • @MosiTheGreat
    @MosiTheGreat4 ай бұрын

    I say let natural selection sort it out!

  • @daMillenialTrucker

    @daMillenialTrucker

    3 ай бұрын

    Well it ain't sorting fast enough..

  • @mdellertson

    @mdellertson

    3 ай бұрын

    Darwin awards incoming! 😂

  • @user-eo1ob1hf9s

    @user-eo1ob1hf9s

    2 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @keertisahu9971

    @keertisahu9971

    Ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Alaurienzo
    @Alaurienzo4 ай бұрын

    When society has resorted to frying toothpicks and covering them with cheese powder, we have a problem.

  • @AustinTube2002
    @AustinTube20023 күн бұрын

    It's edible right guys?

  • @ziree22
    @ziree2222 күн бұрын

    Why would you even want to eat toothpicks, the word alone says enough

  • @johnborsil5396
    @johnborsil53964 ай бұрын

    Don't do it!! Shows us exactly how to do it.

  • @AAB6432
    @AAB64324 ай бұрын

    Can’t be any worse than hot Cheetos. 😂

  • @joeydddeleon7770

    @joeydddeleon7770

    4 ай бұрын

    Aww c'mon 😁

  • @zaggaona

    @zaggaona

    4 ай бұрын

    How dare you. Hot cheetos were my go-to as a kid

  • @caitlinmarshall55

    @caitlinmarshall55

    4 ай бұрын

    Literally read this after eating hot Cheetos😭 they’re so good I can’t help it

  • @pinkstriptie

    @pinkstriptie

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@zaggaonayeah now you have no stomach lining.

  • @Junabean

    @Junabean

    4 ай бұрын

    It's literally plastic it's definitely worst💀

  • @dowlingthebakuninbot7691
    @dowlingthebakuninbot76912 ай бұрын

    Imagine having to be told not to eat toothpicks.

  • @latedistress2834
    @latedistress28343 ай бұрын

    Bruh this is natural selection at its worst 😅😂

  • @shad0wCh8ser
    @shad0wCh8ser4 ай бұрын

    I thought those were vegetable version of shrimp chips. I'm talking about the one you have to deep fry in oil at home, not ready to eat to in the snack aisle. If you know, then you know.

  • @ThrobbingChomboni

    @ThrobbingChomboni

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah I thought the same thing. Like frying guitar picks with the oil- go pop shrimp chips

  • @Faesharlyn

    @Faesharlyn

    4 ай бұрын

    They're corn starch, so more like the crisp lacy ruffles on your pan fried dumplings

  • @Trusttheprocessagain

    @Trusttheprocessagain

    4 ай бұрын

    Wait youre supposed fry them? Oops

  • @dondentist
    @dondentist4 ай бұрын

    So if they eat the toothpicks , what will they use to pick their teeth after.

  • @marianavarro4704

    @marianavarro4704

    4 ай бұрын

    I acknowledge your curiosity 😂

  • @travisabr1294

    @travisabr1294

    4 ай бұрын

    You tell us, Mr dentist. 😊

  • @Noble570

    @Noble570

    4 ай бұрын

    they will use other toothpick...it is an endless cycle till shops run out of toothpicks

  • @SimonDoesmath

    @SimonDoesmath

    4 ай бұрын

    More toothpicks. Then they will sit back and relax on their toothpick couch in their toothpick home

  • @JB-jr8zw

    @JB-jr8zw

    4 ай бұрын

    Food

  • @RamonFelix-fy3yj
    @RamonFelix-fy3yj15 күн бұрын

    “Susan,where are all the toothpicks?” 😡

  • @jamesbarisitz4794
    @jamesbarisitz47942 ай бұрын

    I thought MAGA ate these regularly.

  • @1HeatWalk
    @1HeatWalk4 ай бұрын

    I would put this in the fridge at work. It's for who ever keeps stealing my lunch :)

  • @starrain3154
    @starrain31544 ай бұрын

    I still can't believe I live in a world where we have to warn or urge people to not do something like that.

  • @ritam1402
    @ritam1402Ай бұрын

    Telling people not to do it then showing a video of how to do it is wild

  • @hannas2342
    @hannas23423 ай бұрын

    Why not? Eating toothpicks speeds up evolution

  • @pshhh5741
    @pshhh57414 ай бұрын

    Listen.... 2 words... "natural selection" 😂😂

  • @Microplastics696
    @Microplastics6964 ай бұрын

    North Korea be like: eat more toothpicks

  • @hirsch318
    @hirsch3182 ай бұрын

    I don’t see how we are having a problem with plastic being in the ocean now

  • @conradmaceo
    @conradmaceo2 ай бұрын

    Really?! They had to urge people NOT to eat toothpicks?!🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

  • @microchip5673
    @microchip56734 ай бұрын

    Those look like they're probably made from something that's edible

  • @alexlee6859
    @alexlee68594 ай бұрын

    Theyre neglecting to add that toothpicks over there are made from starch (like corn and potato starch) instead of wood like we have over here 🙄 Honestly, if you tried frying a wood toothpick, would it even curl up like that?

  • @crankypantsmcduff
    @crankypantsmcduffАй бұрын

    Leave them to it. The Darwin award goes to Korea.

  • @LegoMasterGoji
    @LegoMasterGoji3 ай бұрын

    You must be hungry hungry to eat a toothpick 💀💀💀

  • @opeth51
    @opeth514 ай бұрын

    If they're made of plant material, then what's the issue? People eat chips all the time.

  • @SixSkyDiver

    @SixSkyDiver

    4 ай бұрын

    I think it’s because since they weren’t meant for eating they might be processed in an inedible way or have chemicals in them that aren’t healthy in these large doses

  • @opeth51

    @opeth51

    4 ай бұрын

    @SixSkyDiver ohh makes perfect sense ty!

  • @trump45and2zig-zags

    @trump45and2zig-zags

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@SixSkyDiverjust like tons of foods the fda lets us eat.

  • @gimpyrules6714

    @gimpyrules6714

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@SixSkyDiverpeople don't understand common sense anymore lol It cooks though sk why not eat it XD

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    This is the issue. Yes they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.

  • @JokerFlex77
    @JokerFlex774 ай бұрын

    You have to be kidding if anybody in their right mind would do this

  • @matthewmartinez1091

    @matthewmartinez1091

    4 ай бұрын

    When you're hungry you'll do things you normally wouldn't there are people in Africa who are eating mud pies to stay alive they basically just mix in oil and salt with dirt so they can get the minerals into their body so they don't pass away

  • @experienceofchris1108

    @experienceofchris1108

    4 ай бұрын

    They are made from corn/potato starch and sorbitol. 100% edible

  • @facecheap5159

    @facecheap5159

    4 ай бұрын

    Does plastic puff up like that it melts with heat not expand with it

  • @ouchmyfinger5054
    @ouchmyfinger5054Ай бұрын

    Eat noodles and pick your teeth at the same time? Thats what i call efficiency.

  • @PeacefulGuyAgain
    @PeacefulGuyAgainАй бұрын

    Two things are infinite: the universe and the humanity stupidity!

  • @BFBTANK
    @BFBTANK3 ай бұрын

    You would think it would be North Koreans doing this😂

  • @cheriwasme27

    @cheriwasme27

    3 ай бұрын

    we wouldn't know if they were 🤷‍♀️

  • @NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattle

    @NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattle

    3 ай бұрын

    Who says they not out there scribbling notes 📝

  • @zolombox1779

    @zolombox1779

    3 ай бұрын

    They are not that Dumb. Sugar in every type of food that "civilized" western country have destroys brain.

  • @chesspunk489

    @chesspunk489

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@NoIDontActuallyLiveInSeattleNorth Koreans can't take notes because they can't view most of the internet.

  • @kaof-1958

    @kaof-1958

    Ай бұрын

    Well considering they are starved, they'd love nothing more than to consume pretty much about anything

  • @NobleWolf33
    @NobleWolf334 ай бұрын

    I expect this type of behavior from China not South Korea 🤦🏻‍♀️

  • @TheeSageOnline

    @TheeSageOnline

    4 ай бұрын

    You yt ppl come and say the most nonchalant prejudice shi ever. As if your ancestors are not cannibal

  • @Trollinskyy

    @Trollinskyy

    4 ай бұрын

    @@TheeSageOnlineright let’s be real maybe mainland Chinese would do that but not the majority. This is definitely Ethiopian activity

  • @jonathanlanser1129

    @jonathanlanser1129

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheeSageOnlineour ancestors were cannibals? get out of here with that racist crap

  • @ipodtouch470

    @ipodtouch470

    4 ай бұрын

    @@TheeSageOnlinethis makes no sense why even bring up peoples ancestors. Acting like the modern day white person is a cannibal. Compare that too modern day Koreans who are actually eating this stuff

  • @jonl2896

    @jonl2896

    4 ай бұрын

    I figured this would be us Americans

  • @cindysmith6833
    @cindysmith683310 күн бұрын

    Why do adults have to be told not to eat fried toothpicks?

  • @jeffoverturf4138
    @jeffoverturf41383 ай бұрын

    Is this any different than shrimp chips or prawn crackers

  • @hoppinggnomethe4154
    @hoppinggnomethe41544 ай бұрын

    You guys can't stop me from eating fried toothpicks, Tide pods, soap, cattail, and dessicant 😂😂😂

  • @wadebullard9463
    @wadebullard94634 ай бұрын

    Thin the herd.

  • @gimpyrules6714

    @gimpyrules6714

    4 ай бұрын

    Yes brother

  • @travisabr1294

    @travisabr1294

    4 ай бұрын

    Natural selection. ❤

  • @CPfaith
    @CPfaith2 ай бұрын

    Why would you need someone to tell you don't eat toothpicks.....fried or otherwise?

  • @gregorywilson2124
    @gregorywilson2124Ай бұрын

    Are things so bad that people are eating toothpicks?

  • @fingal113
    @fingal1134 ай бұрын

    ill bet they pare nicely with tide pods.

  • @loomonda18

    @loomonda18

    4 ай бұрын

    ikr

  • @Thegreatesttoneverlive

    @Thegreatesttoneverlive

    4 ай бұрын

    And wash it down with a spoonful of cinnamon

  • @Tony-yd1vx

    @Tony-yd1vx

    4 ай бұрын

    cinnamon? Are you crazy?@@Thegreatesttoneverlive

  • @Thegreatesttoneverlive

    @Thegreatesttoneverlive

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Tony-yd1vx While I was a crazy kid, I wasn't that crazy haha.

  • @nolalawrence2457
    @nolalawrence24574 ай бұрын

    You go right ahead with that one,I'll watch from all the way over here.

  • @sergiotrevino8876
    @sergiotrevino88762 ай бұрын

    Americans at a point in time were consuming tide pods 😂

  • @Viralsmells
    @Viralsmells3 ай бұрын

    Went from stir fried ice, to rocks, to toothpicks. Wild.

  • @Dword10
    @Dword104 ай бұрын

    You know by posting this we’ve never thought about it before. But now we all wanna try one 😢

  • @WarmongerYT

    @WarmongerYT

    3 ай бұрын

    ... Umm no "we" don't.

  • @barbarasmith6414

    @barbarasmith6414

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@WarmongerYT,me either

  • @Faesharlyn
    @Faesharlyn4 ай бұрын

    They're made of corn starch, perfectly safe to eat. Its corn starch that makes the beautiful crispy ruffles on pan fried dumplings

  • @user-mx9vi4jd8k

    @user-mx9vi4jd8k

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah that's why they are being warned

  • @Faesharlyn

    @Faesharlyn

    4 ай бұрын

    @@user-mx9vi4jd8k I don't understand your comment.. They're safe to consume this way, so no warning is necessary.

  • @austinpspds

    @austinpspds

    4 ай бұрын

    @@Faesharlynbruh the video is a warning that why that guy made that comment

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    They are Biodegradable yes, but still not meant to be ingested…

  • @anabella4166

    @anabella4166

    4 ай бұрын

    NOT True. Yes they KNOW they’re made from Starch. But the SK Food & Drug Admin is still telling people NOT to consume them bcus they are made to be Biodegradable, NOT Injested, & have NOT been tested for Food Safety.

  • @jakkuwolfinsomnia8058
    @jakkuwolfinsomnia80582 ай бұрын

    And I thought South Korea was the sensible Korea

  • @idk-dt4cg
    @idk-dt4cg2 ай бұрын

    Crazy how we have to explain to grown adults why not to eat toothpicks😂

  • @2beatteam01
    @2beatteam014 ай бұрын

    This is sad

  • @Katali5742
    @Katali57423 ай бұрын

    Just let them. If they're that stupid, just let them.

  • @pl9915
    @pl99154 күн бұрын

    They’re literally eating plastic . You think that’s the worst part ? Your women are watching it .

  • @lipsobreeze495
    @lipsobreeze4958 күн бұрын

    I don't think we got the same toothpicks

  • @13lueBomber
    @13lueBomber4 ай бұрын

    *@NBCNews* Hold up… who TF *is* eating “fried toothpicks” here?! Show them to me! 👹 Are *YOU* sure it isn’t North Korean’s eating these? 🤔

  • @DannyRedCheeks
    @DannyRedCheeks4 ай бұрын

    The fact that u have to out warning labels on toothpicks that says “Do not eat” is scary Social media really needs to go

  • @advocate7643
    @advocate76433 ай бұрын

    “I wonder why cancer is so common”

  • @Apleker
    @Apleker3 ай бұрын

    Now that i found that people do this and they're warning me not to do it... *"I m a e a t i t n i g g a"*

  • @crystalkodachi
    @crystalkodachi2 ай бұрын

    Wait! Does this mean South Korea has food shortages? Isn’t dog food a better option than toothpicks?

  • @BORDATOWNBBY
    @BORDATOWNBBYАй бұрын

    natural selection...let em

  • @AWackyDitto
    @AWackyDittoАй бұрын

    Showing this makes it just as bad as telling people not to do it.

  • @cmvamerica9011
    @cmvamerica90118 күн бұрын

    Don’t knock it till you try it; Cornflakes are made with sawdust.😂

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