Mercedes owner goes viral using vape to test vehicles high-tech air filter

It’s known that vaping can negatively impact one’s health, but a viral moment shows just how bad it can be.Sheldon Shuffield of Fort Worth, Texas, posted a video to his TikTok account (@thisdadtiktoks) in August for his more than 600,000 followers, which now has more than two million likes and 22 million views.“Oh my God, I just got a new fancy-schmancy Mercedes,” he began.“Do you want proof that vaping is bad for you?”Shuffield, who once worked in health care, explained that his Mercedes came with a HEPA filter that is “similar to what’s in the operating room,” he said in the video.The filter is meant to purify the air that enters the car to create a healthier environment.Shuffield’s husband took a puff of his vape and blew it down onto the floorboards.As he puffed out the light plume of smoke, the filter’s interior numbers shot through the roof, quickly changing from a “Good” 1 PM2.5 (particulate matter) rating, to an “Unhealthy” rating of 63, to a peak “Very Unhealthy” rating of 200, before the car began filtering out the poor air.“Y’all!” Shuffield yelled in reaction.

“You’re blowing that around with your kids in the car!”“I’m so thankful that my car [has] that feature, because it just opened my eyes … that was just a little bit of vape smoke in my car.”In an interview with Fox News Digital, Shuffield claimed that fumes from vehicles on the road register lower harm ratings than vape smoke.“I’m shocked that so many people willy-nilly inhale this all day long,” he said.“It just blows my mind.”In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, a Mercedes spokesperson said the company offers the optional HEPA filter as part of its “Energizing Air Control Plus” feature in the Mercedes EQS and EQE Sedan and SUV models.“This advanced filtration system significantly improves air quality by capturing fine dust, micro-particles and pollen, and reducing harmful pollutants like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen ...