Words by Bea Lizarondo Soliman
The internet is a birthplace for questionable (or genius?) challenges.
Earlier this week, Twitter user @Ibelievthehype discovered that, despite the manner in which she threw this specific brand of sneakers that she owned, they always end up landing on their soles:
Did you know it doesn’t matter how you throw your vans they will land facing up pic.twitter.com/nKVJCncW4H
— lana (@lanacutherlip) March 2, 2019
This tweet caught the attention of a number of social media users, and they were quick to follow her, checking the validity of her claim:
https://twitter.com/xo_naliniii/status/1104142005582520321
Had to see what the hype was all about #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/6gRbxz2Guu
— tay (@taytayjawad) March 5, 2019
Had to see if it was real #vans #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/7VSo7dLSYA
— s (@ricchsv) March 4, 2019
To social media users’ surprise, the shoes do always land facing up! Since then, people have been throwing their shoes on the floor even by the mass-load:
I had to explain to my mom why I was throwing all my Van's on the floor at 12AM. #Vanschallenge pic.twitter.com/USwUJkpyPX
— Kris (@Sw0rnT0Death) March 4, 2019
Bro wtf that last shoe turned itself #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/MCPF75UI0G
— TRIPPY.TONY 💰💰 (@TripppyTonyyy) March 4, 2019
There were still some users who were skeptical, thinking that maybe the shoes were simply being thrown too lightly. Because of this, some have even tried throwing them down balconies or buildings:
Vans send from the 10th floor #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/EjpAiZ0OU3
— mciver (@mcivercrouch) March 6, 2019
#VansChallenge from 9 stories 🔥🔥👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻🔥🔥🔥🤤🤤🤤🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/lZUSN2Wqv3
— nick (@wulfbxnes) March 7, 2019
#VansChallenge I'm convinced. pic.twitter.com/Yut6bAJrSM
— JBoLean 🥤 (@CoachCupz) March 5, 2019
Though the shoes still oddly landed facing up, there were some people who proved that you need not even to throw the shoes for them to land on their soles:
https://twitter.com/sarahyorski/status/1103177569527087105
Y’all don’t even need to throw them #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/Zi0pac1UIC
— Isaac Arefi (@Prince_0fPersia) March 5, 2019
However, there were those with shoes that seemed to refuse to cooperate with them:
I think I have knockoffs lol #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/PdS8xoc2az
— pwetboi (@jakeysama) March 5, 2019
I must have the old update…. #VansChallenge #Debunked pic.twitter.com/Xb0PISUnyG
— Josh Kennedy-Noce (@Joshkn) March 4, 2019
Whether or not their shoes turned upwards, the internet seems to be enjoying this challenge!
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Have you tried this new challenge yet? Tell us in the comments section!
