Dalgona challenge

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The Dalgona challenge is a viral game popularized by the series "Squid Game," in which participants must carefully cut out a shape from a thin Korean honeycomb candy without breaking it.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internet challenge
viral game
alsoKnownAs ppopgi challenge NERFINISHED
associatedWith Korean street food culture
associatedWithGenre survival game
basedOn Korean honeycomb toffee
dalgona candy NERFINISHED
countryOfViralPopularity Australia NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
South Korea NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
culturalContext South Korean childhood nostalgia
featuredIn Squid Game NERFINISHED
featuredInEpisode Squid Game episode 3 NERFINISHED
goal remove the shape without breaking it
hasConstraint candy must not crack outside the shape
hasHashtag #dalgonachallenge
hasOrigin South Korea NERFINISHED
hasOutcomeInSeries elimination on failure in Squid Game
hasShape circle
star
triangle
umbrella
inspiredBy traditional Korean playground games
involvesAction licking the candy to weaken it
scraping along the outline of the shape
involvesTask cutting out a shape from candy
languageOfName Korean
mediaType social media challenge
notableYear 2021
platformOfViralSpread Instagram NERFINISHED
TikTok NERFINISHED
YouTube NERFINISHED
popularizedBy Squid Game NERFINISHED
relatedTo Squid Game challenges
dalgona coffee NERFINISHED
requiresSkill fine motor control
patience
precision
requiresTool needle
toothpick
risk breaking the candy
targetAudience fans of Squid Game
social media users
timeOfViralSpread 2021
usesMaterial baking soda
sugar
usesObject thin honeycomb candy disk

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Honeycomb (Dalgona) challenge alsoKnownAs Dalgona challenge