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Water bottle flipping got so popular in 2016 that some schools banned it.
The trick is to toss a partly filled plastic bottle so it lands upright. It became an international craze in 2016 through online videos, and the repeated thuds annoyed parents and teachers. That year, Today reported that parents said many of their children's schools were banning it.
Sources
- Bottle flipping Wikipedia
- Bottle flipping sweeps nation, gets on parents' last nerves Today (NBC)
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What the wording keeps
- some schools, not a general ban
- reported by parents to Today, 2016
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