The #CupBlowingChallenge is about to blow up your timeline

Teens are back at it.

It's been a while since a viral challenge really caught on, but teens may have finally found their new #BottleFlip, #AndysComing or #MannequinChallenge with the help of plastic cups.

The #CupBlowingChallenge has been taking off on both Twitter and Instagram this week, and it looks like this one's really here to stay. (Finally, teens.)

Here's how this new challenge works: A person places one cup directly inside a second cup. Then, the participant blows on the two stacked cups, rocketing one cup into the air - hopefully landing in a third separate cup, or a larger stack.

Here's the challenge's original video, from Instagram user deandre__6.

Social media was quick to get onboard:

And one person thought regular cups were just too easy:

We have a feeling we'll be seeing this one for at least a little bit.

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