'All become like zombie': Kpod users go viral in separate incidents
Four recent videos of Kpod users behaving erratically in public have gone viral.
Just how bad is the Kpod scourge?
Bad enough for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to announce at the National Day Rally on Aug 17 that vaping will be treated as a drug issue and soon draw much stiffer penalties.
In the past week alone, four alarming videos of Kpod users spotted in public places have gone viral.
Teen collapses at Serangoon MRT
An Instagram video by sgfollowsall.backup shows a teenager flat on his back at the end of a travelator in a crowded Serangoon MRT station, before two women come to his aid.
A TikTok video shared by 8World on Aug 13 also shows what happened before he collapsed: the boy clings on to the railing of the travelator before he crashes across the path of the commuters behind him.
"Why these kids can get KPOP (sic) so easily? Who is the supplier?" commented Ah Poh.
Bedok man thinks wallet is a shoe
While it is impossible to verify if this man was indeed using a Kpod, his movements and behaviour bear all the hallmarks.
In a TikTok video shared on Aug 17 by jordytanry, the man is seen struggling to keep his balance, holding on to a lamppost for support as he tries to put on his shoe - except it isn't a shoe, but a wallet.
He eventually loses his balance and lands on his posterior, then remains seated on the grass verge and fumbles with his wallet.
"I'm getting sick and tired and scared of all these zombie pod videos in SG nowadays. How the hell did the Kpod problem get so bad so fast?" Redditor Immediate-Analyst974 commented on the video, which was reportedly taken in Bedok.
Bugis man forgets how to walk
Taken in the Bugis area on Aug 17, this Instagram video by sgfollowsall shows a man on all fours trying to get to his feet.
He succeeds in raising his rear end, but that's as far as he gets - his hands, one of which is holding a vape, remain on the ground as they seem unable to lift his upper body.
"SAD," said azizah.aman on Instagram.
"All become like Zombie," said zulkifle_mohamat_1712.
Youngster in oblivion
Taken on Monday, this video shared on Reddit of a youngster wearing a Bukit Panjang Government High School T-shirt shows him vaping openly in the MRT.
With his mouth still awkwardly agape, he closes his eyes and leans back, oblivious to his surroundings.
"This is insane lol. Why would they even think it's a good idea to be outside when this far gone.. sad to see the younglings getting hooked," said Redditor Flarenova89.