Boy, 9, Severely Burned After Microwaving NeeDoh Sensory Toy in Resurfaced TikTok Trend

A 9-year-old boy in Chicago was nearly blinded after he was inspired by an old TikTok trend to microwave his NeeDoh sensory toy — which exploded in his face.

Caleb Chabolla, 9, heated up his NeeDoh Nice Cube in the microwave at his Chicago home after one of his friends told him the trick would make the rubber sensory toy more pliable.

His mother, Whitney Grubb, told ABC 7 she heard a blood-curdling shriek coming from their kitchen as Caleb sobbed, “It burns, it burns!”

The exterior of the cube is made of a non-toxic silicone — but the inside holds a glue-like substance that starts to sizzle and expand until it bursts when exposed to extreme heat.

That same substance splattered all over Caleb’s face when he opened the microwave.

“The right side of his face was kind of melting off, basically,” Grubb told the outlet. (Read more from “Boy, 9, Severely Burned After Microwaving NeeDoh Sensory Toy in Resurfaced TikTok Trend” HERE)

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