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Furvah Shah
Feb 16, 2022
From fizzy drinks to crisps, social media is collating the food items they think would kill a Victorian child
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If people had the ability to time travel, they may think of going back in hopes of righting a past wrong, preventing a catastrophe or reuniting with a loved one. But, social media is instead speculating on what 21st century food items would kill a small, Victorian child.
A viral tweet by user @cal_gif first posed the question in 2020 and suggested a sip of Four Loko – an alcoholic drink formerly made with caffeine - would do it, under the premise that Victorian children would struggle to withstand the exposure to the chemicals and processed nature of modern-day foods.
Since then, the question has taken on a world of its own with users across social media questioning what modern-day food would tip a Victorian child over the edge, so we've collated our favourite Twitter suggestions.
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what modern day thing do you think would kill a victorian era child? I think a single sip of 4loko would wipe them out— cal? (@cal?) 1594998032
McDonald\u2019s sprite would take out a frail Victorian child with one siphttps://twitter.com/nice_two/status/1493663648232976387\u00a0\u2026— Link Lauren (@Link Lauren) 1644998461
before and after a Victorian era child eats a cool ranch Doritopic.twitter.com/w4MLWdgW0C— Ice Toboggan Corki \ud83c\udf85 (@Ice Toboggan Corki \ud83c\udf85) 1600360406
pic.twitter.com/oVoJU2qgFS— Posts To Show To A Small Victorian Child (@Posts To Show To A Small Victorian Child) 1644631201
Some people are branching out of food items and also suggesting what music artists would kill a Victorian child.
any lil wayne song would put a victorian era child in a coma— abs (@abs) 1598400238
However, other users are suggesting that Victorian children were much more resilient than social media is giving them credit for.
we\u2019re always talking about how nerds rope would kill a victorian child but like could any of us sweep a chimney— aiden :) (@aiden :)) 1618361398
I hate that the meme is 'victorian' child victorian children worked in the acid mines 18 hours a day and ate cocaine and opium instead of sleeping they could defeat any of us effortlessly— Read Umineko: When They Cry The Critically Acclai (@Read Umineko: When They Cry The Critically Acclai) 1644740908
i don\u2019t think \u201cvictorian children drank whiskey and watched beheadings\u201d and \u201ca victorian child would be struck dead instantly by a bag of flaming hot cheetos\u201d are contradictory statements— lauren (@lauren) 1644674154
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