“I find the viral #droppingthingsonmyfeet TikTok trend troubling and strongly encourage readers not to engage in this risky challenge,” he told PA. “This trend, encouraging participants to drop sharp and increasingly heavy household objects on their feet, is highly likely to result in foot injuries.
While he did not disclose how much money he earned from the videos, he acknowledged the opportunity of financial gain could encourage people to take part, but raised concerns about people recreating the trend after he earned money from some of his videos.
He believes the trend has become so popular because “people like seeing people in pain”, but urged others to consider the weight of objects involved.
“If you follow a person, you follow them for them and their personality,” he told PA. “If you’re just being you when things land on your feet and your reactions are quite funny, and people already like it, people will just watch the trend for you and your reaction.”.
Luke Pilling, from Bolton, received more than 3.8 million views for a video which shows him jumping around his room in pain after dropping a toaster, air fryer and computer monitor on his lowest extremity.
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