Nearly 3 million people have viewed the “oilrigprank” hashtag on TikTok as of Saturday. Even more people have watched LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne’s foray into the trend.
In a video posted to the app this week, Dunne called her boyfriend – baseball player Paul Skenes – and told him she was invited on an influencer trip by ExxonMobil.
“After season, there’s like a two-day trip to Texas, and it’s to go on an oil rig,” she said, pausing to silently laugh. “And like, do some underwater welding.”
Dunne admitted that Skenes’ response wasn’t what she was expecting.
“You can do it,” he said, before asking if it would be dangerous.
“I have no clue,” Dunne said.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, “workers in the oil and gas industries face the risk of fire and explosion due to ignition of flammable vapors or gases,” as well as several other serious hazards.
Fortune reported on the prank trend of women calling men in their lives and telling them they got the dangerous job. It said that fathers often appeared concerned.
For example, 23-year-old Jahkira Michelle’s dad said: “Money can’t bring your life back!”
However, Skenes seemed confident that Dunne could do the job.
“They’re not going to ask you to do something you can’t do,” he said. In return, Dunne called him “supportive king.”