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TikTok’s users seem to be inventing new challenges and trends by the minute, presumably to help entertain themselves under lockdown. But for every silly, creative challenge (see: the “I’m Just a Kid” challenge, or the “Travel From Home” challenge), there’s one where they just decide to start urinating in their pants out of boredom. (Don’t Google that. And if you do, don’t say we didn’t warn you.)
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Thankfully one of the latest fads — known simply as the “Money Heist” or “pencil bun” challenge — isn’t nearly as off-putting. In fact, it’s rather tame.
Inspired by the Spanish series “Money Heist,” which gained widespread popularity after being picked up on Netflix, girls across TikTok are dramatically tying their hair up in pencil buns, à la Inspector Raquel Murillo, one of the fictional characters on the show. Almost all of the videos are also scored to the song “Bella Ciao,” an Italian protest song which recurs throughout the series.
@supercalifragilistic0_0 Literally best show on Netflix!!!! (Haven’t seen anyone with thick curly hair do it yet) peep the arms ##moneyheist ##fyp ##foryou ##az ##natureathome
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
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As noted by Allure, most of the women taking part in the fad have accompanied their videos with jokes about getting down to serious business, usually involving some Internet sleuthing, some deception or even cleaning up after a messy kid.
@andreyamarie idk how inspector murillo does it so good😂 ##moneyheist ##lacasadepapel ##MMMDrop ##promplaylist ##snackbreak ##goingpro ##fyp ##foryoupage ##foryou
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
@guccigrace0 Amateur mistake but you got to do what you gotta do 🥴 ##foryou ##moneyheist ##hairtie ##inspector
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
@jennni.v Call me la Inspectora 🤨 ##moneyheist ##fyp
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
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@sweetmexdiabla Have children they said....##fyp ##toddler ##moneyheist ##inspector##notfunny
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
@zara.howey Other one deleted? ##fyp ##moneyheist ##detective ##funnyvideos ##houseoftiktok ##viral ##charlidamelio ##makemefamous
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
@mamathediva Quarantine has everybody maxing our their credit cards🤪 ##moneyheist ##inspector ##professor
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
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Even those without the long locks needed to pull off the look are taking part, albeit with some help from a roll of tape.
@_farhanx ‘❤️’ for Inspectora Murillo 😍 ##casadepapel ##moneyheist ##lisbon ##callmelisbon ##foryou ##fyp
♬ Bella ciao - HUGEL Remix Extended - El Profesor
In any case, it's better than urinating in your own pants. (Again, don't say we didn't warn you about TikTok.)