Teens are now dunking on random basketball goals and speeding off in the #DriveByDunkChallenge

Another day, another teen challenge.
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Mia Johnson
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Teen challenges tend to fluctuate between wholesome and dangerous, and the latest one falls somewhere in between.

Introducing the #DriveByDunkChallenge, in which a teen driving past a basketball hoop must pull over, grab his or her basketball and perform a slam dunk. Then they drive off. That's it.

The challenge first surfaced on Instagram user @t.currie's account on July 18 with the hashtag #DriveByDunkChallenge, and it's taken off from there.

Though the challenge is quite new, West Virginia University basketball player Chase Harler wants the teens out there know to know that he's been dunking on strangers' hoops for years now.

OK teens, you guys can have this one. Just watch out for angry homeowners.

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Mia Johnson was a web culture intern for Mashable. She's a Chicago native and Missouri School of Journalism graduate. She has a background in online, TV, and magazine journalism.

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