What is the Bottle Cap Challenge, viral fad taking social media by storm

There's a new viral challenge on the prowl these days. It's called the #BottleCapChallenge. And everyone – from top actors to the friendly blogger – is trying to nail it.

So what does the challenge entail? The person undertaking the #BottleCapChallenge needs to uncap the bottle in a kick, without letting the bottle move. The challenge reportedly began with Mixed Martial Arts fighters and soon gained traction on the web.

Last week, Kazakh Taekwondo champion Farabi Davletchin posted the #BottleCapChallenge video and dared several other celebs to accept the cap-kicking challenge on Instagram including Jason Statham, Conor McGregor, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Jackie Chan.

 

 

 

 

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New Challenge with #farakickschallenge! Sending a challenge @jasonstatham @thenotoriousmma @jcvd @jackiechan . Waiting for you video friends . ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #bottlecapchallenge #farakicks #farakickschallenge #mixedmartialarts #tkd #taekwondowtf #taekwondo #fighter #sidekick #trainning #jeetkunedo #jump #kungfu #kicks #taekwondoitf #каратэ #ткд #martialarts #challenge #karate #kickboxer #kickboxing #farakicks #martialartist #blackbelt

A post shared by Master Fa (@farakicks) on Jun 25, 2019 at 8:47am PDT

The video went viral on social media and soon Jason Statham – The Transporter trilogy and Fast and Furious star – shared his cap-kicking video on Instagram in slo-mo.

 

 

 

 

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#bottlecapchallenge #challengeaccepted @erlsn.acr This thing landed on my head from @johnmayer but will quickly go to a couple of fellas we’ve seen do push ups badly. All yours @guyritchie and @jmoontasri

A post shared by Jason Statham (@jasonstatham) on Jul 1, 2019 at 9:09am PDT

Later, inspired by his action idol, Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar too posted his slo-mo uncapping video on Instagram. The 51-year-old actor wrote, "I couldn`t resist the Bottle Cap Challenge. Inspired by my action idol Jason Statham, I will repost/retweet the Best I see, come on Guys and Girls get your Bottle out and your Legs in the Air, Let`s Do This."

 

 

 

 

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I couldn't resist ? #BottleCapChallenge Inspired by my action idol @JasonStatham, I will repost/retweet the Best I see, come on Guys and Girls get your Bottle out and your Legs in the Air, Let's Do This ?￰ﾟﾏﾽ #FitIndia #WednesdayMotivation

A post shared by Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) on Jul 2, 2019 at 10:03pm PDT

 

Other top celebs to try it were singer John Mayer, director-producer Guy Ritchie and many more.

Soon, spoofs of the challenge went viral. Social media artist Barkha Sethi posted a funny take on the video:

 

 

 

 

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How about me giving it a try #bottlecapchallenge ? #challengeaccepted How do you like it @jasonstatham @akshaykumar ?￰ﾟﾘﾂ Tag your Friends who should try this?

A post shared by Barkha Sethi (@barkhasethi) on Jul 3, 2019 at 6:12am PDT

Unlike most of the viral challenges such as #kiki or #dametucosita, #BottleCapChallenge is relatively easier. All you need is a bottle, a cap, a camera and plenty of patience and time to nail the kick.