TikTok’s ‘danger bowl’ trend is dangerous and shockingly rancid, but I can’t stop watching

People on TikTok are obsessing over the idea of a danger bowl, sometimes called a bowl of life, which entails filling up a container with as much rubbish as possible in the hopes of creating life, sparking danger, or proving a point.

Let’s not pretend TikTok is all silly dance videos, after all, it’s also home to trends such as Italian brainrot, the ChatGPT action figure trend, and the crazy story of the American woman in Pakistan. It’s like Vine had a baby but smoked and drank like a pirate throughout the pregnancy. But amongst trends that truly make you question the state of humanity in 2025, danger bowl videos might be the grossest TikTok challenge yet.

What is the danger bowl trend on TikTok?

@bowlofdanger

The consistency 😮😍 #experiment #fyp #bowl #bowlofdanger #foryoupage❤️❤️ #community #viral_video

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Whether you call it a bowl of danger, a bowl of nature, or a bowl of life, the premise of the TikTok trend is relatively the same: Fill up a container with random cr*p until something, or nothing, happens.

The challenge was seemingly started by an unknown would-be scientist under the TikTok name Bowl of Danger. His end goal was relatively simple: Add as much stuff as possible until he or she “gets in danger.” A similarly named account is adding stuff daily until they “need a lawyer.”

Another TikTok account by the name of Bowl of Living has the goal of creating a miniature ecosystem by letting as much organic material as possible rot away. Another TikTok account is using only rubbish as a way to prove how wasteful we are – at least this one’s got a message, and a final one is using only materials found in nature.

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It should really not need pointing out that mixing random stuff together could prove deadly. We know that mixing various cleaning products can create mustard gas, so people are really playing with their health with this trend.

@bowlofliving

300k Soon! 🎉🥳 #experiment #fyp #bowl #foryoupage❤️❤️ #community #viral_video

♬ Relaxed (Sped Up) – MC Mablo Dos Paredões

What things go in a danger bowl?

Across the many variations of the danger bowl on TikTok, everything from dolls’ heads to pee has been packed into a box to go mouldy over time. I’d hate to find out what their house smells of.

Things included in the original Danger Bowl, over 100 videos, include:

• Cinnamon
• Honey
• Paper
• Shampoo
• deoderant
• A lit firecracker
• Big Macs
• Nutella
• Sprinkles
• A whole pizza
• Sugar
• painkillers
• Bleach
• Herbal remedies
• Batteries
• Nail polish
• Alcohol
• And many, many more

The bowl of life has also included:

• Donuts
• Seeds
• Baking Powder
• Soil
• Ham, bacon, and minced meat
• A whole salmon
• Nuts
• Fruits
• Veggies
• Jelly
• Milk
• Cheese
• Flowers
• Dead insects
• Grass
• Sourdough

The list could literally go on forever.

@bowl.of.nature

Day 10 until everyone stops wasting food! #savefood #day1 #bowl #natur

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What are people saying about the trend?

As you might suspect, many people on TikTok have but one question about the danger bowl trend: Why? Still, most people seem to be behind the content creators despite the obvious danger of mixing random stuff together.

“Your bowl of life makes MY life happy! Dude, don’t give up and keep adding ingredients till you find life! Don’t give up, dude,” one person wrote under the bowl of life.

Another said, “Rule number one: Never skip a bowl of danger video. Here’s my OG ticket.”

A lot of other people are merely posting suggestions, ranging from a can of Monster energy drink to sperm. Yes, you read that right.

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