The Brief
- The “Jam Jar Pulse Jet” trend involves lighting rubbing alcohol in a jar on fire.
- It sent at least one teen to the hospital this week.
- Firefighters are warning of the danger.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The “Jam Jar Pulse Jet” trend is a dangerous TikTok challenge that experts are warning against. The trend involves pouring rubbing alcohol in a jar, putting a lid with a hole on top and lighting the alcohol on fire.
The problem? The jars can explode, throwing fiery rubbing alcohol and glass on anyone standing nearby.
“That can cause significant harm, permanently damage your vision, permanently scar you. Heaven forbid it causes a laceration or something that causes life-threatening bleeding. But, the fire risk is real,” said Ian Womack, the division chief at St. Petersburg Fire Rescue.…