Why anyone in their right mind would ever want to have a cockroach anywhere near their mouth remains a mystery

May 13, 2015 10:11 GMT  ·  By

A new game show in China has contestants try and blow rather oversized cockroaches into each other's mouth. No, really, this game show actually exists.

Have a look at the video below if you want proof. Be warned, though, just one view of this 13-second clip might prove enough to seriously curb your appetite for the rest of the week.

The rules of the game are pretty straightforward

The footage below features two young girls involved in the contest, each holding one side of a plastic tube in their mouth. Inside the plastic tube there's a creepy-looking cockroach.

It's unclear whether the cockroaches used in this bizarre game show are dead or alive. Then again, it's not like their vital signs or lack thereof would make the competition any less shocking.

To win the game show, contestants must blow into the plastic tube with enough strength to make the cockroach fly straight into their opponent's mouth.

Whoever has the best lungs and widest airways wins. What exactly their prize is remains a mystery, but one can only assume is something really impressive and totally worth the trouble.

The contestants look like they're having loads of fun

Let's be honest here, most guys and gals would be totally creeped out to have a cockroach within an arm's length of their wide open mouth, be it alive or dead.

The two girls trying to blow cockroaches into each other's mouth featured in this video, however, look like they're having the time of their life.

When one of them ends up swallowing the cockroach, she doesn't throw a fit or anything of the sorts. Sure, she looks a bit disgusted, but then she simply laughs the entire affair off.

As for the people watching them, they keep laughing the entire time. For some reason, it looks like having folks swallow insects whole is downright hilarious in China.

Before you ask, the name of this wacky game show is AKBingo! It's hosted by comedic duo Bad Boys and includes all sorts of weird pranks, contests and dares.